A review by eveningreverie
The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster

challenging mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I have been in love with City of Glass for years now, but both other stories in this trilogy completely recontextualize everything I thought I knew about that book. This is an incredible work of metafiction with a detective story focus, everything hinging around the act and nature of writing and language itself. Mind-boggling in all the best ways, there are so many routes through these stories—and the way in which they build and destroy one another—that I have yet to uncover. A truly brilliant piece of writing from someone who knows exactly what he is trying to do. 
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