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This is another brilliant tearjerker. Auster helped me understand myself by way of self-awareness. His life is totally naked, and he isn't one of those authors who aggrandizes himself nor is he overly self-deprecating. It is a love story, marked by many struggles with the self, family, and society. The best part of the book - for me - is seeing yourself through Auster's eyes. He is really relatable. He takes an approach of 'body and mind' memory, covering his many injuries; his addresses; his relationships via his mother. You see yourself as a child again and also as a 60 year old. This book is possibly life changing.
I checked this out from the library's audio book section because I love winter and non-fiction, knowing nothing about the book or it's author, who also reads the book. The book is a memoir of sorts, but jumps around quite a bit in place and time, which I found off-putting at first, and almost made me ditch it altogether. I'm glad I didn't, because there is nothing quite like having the author read his/her own story. I can't exactly say why I liked this book, but Auster's growing up in the 1940's/50's struck a chord with me and I will definitely be seeking out more of his books.
Récit magnifique et d'une grande fluidité. D'une grande universalité aussi. Sensible et modeste.
Almost a memoir, written in second person. Interesting.
Prefer to Auster's fiction. Very moving.