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lauragessert's review against another edition
5.0
I read this many years ago. The characters in this book have incredible staying power. Sure this is about a wall. It's about the wall as a symbol for rebuilding a life both the interior and exterior life.Paul Auster is an amazingly talented writer. If we develop a way to lengthen the human life span I hope we will give it to this author so he can write many more books. This work takes on a life of it's own as a firefly sends a beacon of light this work sends a beacon of a lasting almost spiritual quality.
This book speaks to the masculine in us the need to build and protect the created legacy.
This book speaks to the masculine in us the need to build and protect the created legacy.
rbk28's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
maaartje's review against another edition
4.0
Een man zonder doel in zijn leven ontmoet een curieuze pokeraar en samen verspelen ze alles. Spannend, onderhoudend, maar het einde valt tegen.
jakefoulkes's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jesustrespalacios's review against another edition
3.0
“Tenía la ropa desgarrada, la cara cubierta de verdugones y cardenales y, por la forma en que se quedó allí parado mientras el coche se acercaba, apenas sabía dónde se encontraba. El instinto de Nashe le aconsejó seguir adelante, pero no fue capaz de hacer caso omiso de la angustiosa situación del joven. Antes de ser consciente de lo que hacía ya había parado el coche, había bajado la ventanilla del lado del pasajero y se inclinaba para preguntarle al desconocido si necesitaba ayuda. Así fue como Jack Pozzi entró en la vida de Nashe. Para bien o para mal, así fue como empezó todo el asunto, una hermosa mañana a finales de verano.”
thefriedone's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this. First time reading Paul Auster. Highly readable, deceptively simple on the surface but full of deep characters. Definitely recommended.
mafm22's review against another edition
5.0
Enjoyed this more than Mr Vertigo - the story is better.
Not one of Auster's stranger books, but definitely weird.
Isolation, gambling, and a big wall.
Not one of Auster's stranger books, but definitely weird.
Isolation, gambling, and a big wall.
lapsedmarxist's review against another edition
4.25
a great story told brilliantly well. kafkaesque. greek tragedy. however you choose to describe it this book definitely makes you feel a sense of disillusionment. and living in a time and place where disillusionment is available in abundance. asking for more is just… needless to say, there is a little bit of nashe in all of us; in some more than others.