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This started out strong but gets flabby in the middle. When people started jumping on refrigerators, MATRIX-style, my eyes glazed over. The end doesn't improve -- with the exception of Chapter Ten, the only real bit of character development on display -- or really provide any answers about anything that's happened. Carroll clearly has a LOT of ideas and I respect that. However, not every idea needs to make it into one novel.
I started out not liking this novel because it felt cold and distant, but as I progressed, I found myself really enjoying it for the philosophical observations on the human condition. Instead of disliking main character, Ben Gould, I found myself identifying with him as he struggles to make sense of his life, his dreams, and the multiple facets of his personality. This is going to be an excellent book club discussion.
Well written Magical Realism. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Great beginning, but tried to reach too far for me.
Weird...that is all I have to say about this book.