A review by azizthereadingrunner
The Affirmation by Christopher Priest
4.0
Stars. "There was a duplication of myself involved, perhaps even a triplication.
There was I who was writing. There was I whom I could remember. And there was I of whom I wrote, the protagonist of the story."
The Affirmation by Christopher Priest was a very interesting read. A recurring theme from Christopher Priest (who also wrote The Prestige) is the exploration of multiple versions of the same character, and this was one of the main themes of this book. The story is about Peter Sinclair, who lives in London, and decides to write an autobiography after suffering from a mental breakdown. As he was writing, he discovers he's been writing about someone else, named Peter Sinclair, who lives in a place called Jethra.
The story sinks you deeper and deeper from here, inception-style, and you, like the fictional writer in this story, are stuck between multiple realities.
It was a unique read, about 213 pages, with an interesting use of world building in such a short amount of pages. Furthermore, I just want to say that I absolutely love the author's writing style.
There was I who was writing. There was I whom I could remember. And there was I of whom I wrote, the protagonist of the story."
The Affirmation by Christopher Priest was a very interesting read. A recurring theme from Christopher Priest (who also wrote The Prestige) is the exploration of multiple versions of the same character, and this was one of the main themes of this book. The story is about Peter Sinclair, who lives in London, and decides to write an autobiography after suffering from a mental breakdown. As he was writing, he discovers he's been writing about someone else, named Peter Sinclair, who lives in a place called Jethra.
The story sinks you deeper and deeper from here, inception-style, and you, like the fictional writer in this story, are stuck between multiple realities.
It was a unique read, about 213 pages, with an interesting use of world building in such a short amount of pages. Furthermore, I just want to say that I absolutely love the author's writing style.