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This book reminded me a little of a David Lynch movie—specifically, Blue Velvet. Not so much in terms of theme or plot (although both involve detectives), but style. Robbe-Grillet describes seemingly mundane objects and scenes with intense details, much in the way that Lynch zooms in with extreme close-ups. The effect is peculiar and eerie and leaves much for the observer to conclude for him/herself.

Overall, I think I like Djinn a bit better than The Erasers, but the latter is definitely worth the read. It’s actually not quite as surreal as I thought it would be, and I think it dragged a little in the middle, but it picks up by the end and gives a satisfying conclusion.