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Karneval (2014)

by Rawi Hage(Favorite Author)

3.6 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

8025902609 (ISBN13: 9788025902608)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

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review 1: Carnival is right. The narrator's circumstances blend in with his imagination and the two are one. I can only dream to possess the kind of power the narrator has over his imagination, his circumstances, his all too real and unreal narrative. This is not to say he is separated from his environment. He's loved, he loves, you can hear the glass shatter when his heart breaks. You see the pounding rain. Reality bleeds into his fiction and fiction diffuses back. Even in lamentation, it's a carnival.SO CRAZY.It's not for everyone, as you can probably tell by some of the more close-minded reviews present on the site. It was definitely for me.
review 2: I wanted so much to like this book more than I did. The writing style has a very creative and unique flavor which was... more unexpected and arresting but I just couldn't seem to loose myself in the story. My favorite parts of this book ended up being the descriptions of the main character's library and his wildly inventive catalogue system. I simply felt no attachment to any of the characters and the ending had no real significance for me. A 2.5 feels more accurate however; it was more than okay but I couldn't say I enjoyed reading it. (When I keep looking longingly at another book while reading the one in my hand it's seems pretty clear.) Though I may consider trying this author again and see what comes of it. less

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