A review by rachel_the_managing_editor
Viikset by Emmanuel Carrère
3.0
3.47 stars
A very quick read. Funny, unsettling, and surprisingly suspenseful, though a bit slow at times. (Probably would have shaved off about 40 pages and turned this into a novella.) But I loved the scene with the all-day ferry ride. Subtly surreal without being too maudlin, which was a refreshing change.
I should also say this book has one of the best sex scenes I've read. Just saying.
RIYL The Twilight Zone, Desperate Characters or The Double (Saramago's version).
A very quick read. Funny, unsettling, and surprisingly suspenseful, though a bit slow at times. (Probably would have shaved off about 40 pages and turned this into a novella.) But I loved the scene with the all-day ferry ride. Subtly surreal without being too maudlin, which was a refreshing change.
I should also say this book has one of the best sex scenes I've read. Just saying.
RIYL The Twilight Zone, Desperate Characters or The Double (Saramago's version).