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A review by tombennett72
Known and Strange Things by Teju Cole
4.0
Fascinating - my first exposure to Teju Cole’s writing. Which is clear, articulate, interesting and well informed. And therefore very enjoyable.
But I’m not sure that this is really a collection of essays in the true sense.
There are many thoughts within this book, and several extremely interesting pieces. But very often they are an expression of experiences or ideas. I’m used to essays being illuminating and explanatory and this isn’t always the case: always interesting, sometimes nothing more.
I read this book in two quite fast splurges. I bogged down about halfway through and read a couple of other books before coming back to the second half.
Overall, very good, very interesting. Worth reading.
But I’m not sure that this is really a collection of essays in the true sense.
There are many thoughts within this book, and several extremely interesting pieces. But very often they are an expression of experiences or ideas. I’m used to essays being illuminating and explanatory and this isn’t always the case: always interesting, sometimes nothing more.
I read this book in two quite fast splurges. I bogged down about halfway through and read a couple of other books before coming back to the second half.
Overall, very good, very interesting. Worth reading.