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The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster
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did not like it

I can't believe I read this all the way through, but I just kept thinking that at some point, something has to happen. I was disappointed. The writing is mechanical and boring. It's like being told a story by someone barely interested what they are saying. There is no experience to it, no stake in the characters, and like I said, nothing of note really happens. When Auster makes an attempt to wrap up the disjointed and feeble plot lines after two and three-quarter books of emptiness and abrupt endings, it feels like he is just throwing words and sentences out in order to get it over with. At this point, I didn't care. I just wanted the book finished so I could move on to something with even a little more substance.
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July 1, 2007 – Finished Reading
July 26, 2007 – Shelved

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³§³Ùé±è³ó²¹²Ô±ð OMG!! My feelings exactly about this!!! I'm not even disappointed I'm downright angry!


³§³Ùé±è³ó²¹²Ô±ð OMG!! My feelings exactly about this!!! I'm not even disappointed I'm downright angry!


³§³Ùé±è³ó²¹²Ô±ð OMG!! My feelings exactly about this!!! I'm not even disappointed I'm downright angry!


Austin My sentiments exactly.


bom.dia I feel the same..... it could be good, but it missed something


message 6: by Alex (new) - rated it 1 star

Alex Exactly ! I admire your endurance, i got only to page 101.


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Faezeh Yousefian same here! so boring 👎


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Gilian I read it and half way through I thought, watch he’s not going to tie any of this up. And then he didn’t.


Kamil Zawiślak Well, their narratives are characters too and like the real characters, they graudally break down, losing their essence, structure and finally - idenitity. The fame of Auster is built on those seamless passages towards a complete blot-out.


Alice Such a boring book. Completely agree with your review. Couldn’t wait to finish it.


Aquilegia mr Quin(n) . How important is your last n?


Bucky Buchanan (from Saratoga) Hmm, I’m actually digging this one. Also loving Auster’s prose, very smooth and enjoyable.


Florilegium I had the same feeling about the end. It didn't even made sense and for me it ruined the only interesting part of the book: the farewell between Fanshawe and the protagonist


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