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A review by rkaufman13
A Man Lies Dreaming by Lavie Tidhar
1.0
I.....
What? Really?
Look, I get it. I get WHY this book was written. I don't get why it's so popular.
I think this would have made a fantastic short story. As a novel, it manages to be both repulsive and redundant at the same time.
The book is also far, far too self-aware. Oh look, it's Primo Levi! Oh look, it's the plot of Casablanca set in an alternate universe! Aren't you so clever, reader, for figuring that out? You're so smart.
So...why do YOU like this book? I'm curious.
What? Really?
Look, I get it. I get WHY this book was written. I don't get why it's so popular.
I think this would have made a fantastic short story. As a novel, it manages to be both repulsive and redundant at the same time.
The book is also far, far too self-aware. Oh look, it's Primo Levi! Oh look, it's the plot of Casablanca set in an alternate universe! Aren't you so clever, reader, for figuring that out? You're so smart.
So...why do YOU like this book? I'm curious.