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This is like life lived through quantum theory. There are choices. There are possibilities. There is one character, but with four possible lives. These are reduced by chance and circumstance until there is only one man standing. You will have to make an effort to keep up, to remember which Ferguson is which and what happened to him when. But it is definitely worth the effort. You will enjoy this book, and the writing is astonishingly beautiful. Extract Parallels A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth Lanark by Alasdair Gray
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Check. A couple of times now, but especially with this book, the author has a character wanting to become something different or outgrow his or her hometown, yet I've been left with the feeling the book has been written and appraised by the same group of people within spitting distance of The New Yorker's office. And when they travel, God, it's always Paris. Prepare for a name check of obscure directors, eateries and 'insights' into French life (yes, we know Gitanes are strong). Finally, England is eternally described as if it were the set of Brief Encounters. Ferguson visits London in the 60s - swinging London, fashionable, musical London. It's described as if it's some dank Middle Earth, with no hint of irony, even though the main character lives in the cosmopolitan Mecca that is New Jersey. If you've read anything from the Booker list in the past few years that is anything close to a coming of age story of a kid from the east coast, you've already read this book. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 August 2017 Verified Purchase Through 4 variants of Archie Ferguson's life story, Paul Auster shows the huge power and impact of contingency, (bi)sexuality, extended family lives, and political turmoil and upheaval on the development of young life in 1960s USA society.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 March 2018 Verified Purchase It's a bit boring to be honest, with some lengthy, pointless lists of stuff you don't really want or need to know. Paul Auster is an excellent writer who has brilliant ideas but it seems like he needs a decent editor to encourage him to go back to the smart, succinct sentences and ideas of his early works, which are still his best.
Top reviews from United Kingdom There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 September 2018 Verified Purchase The author, Paul Auster, has a lovely flowing writing style and the plot is pleasant enough in a kind of TV movie way, but ultimately I found this book very predictable - despite the twists. The book follows the exploits of a boy called Ferguson as he grows up in New Jersey, then through college and to the edge of adulthood. Without spoiling the plot, Ferguson's life has several moments of divergence of varying severity. So far, so good. The problem I have with this book has been the same across a few of the titles I've read on the Booker shortlist: they are just formulaic. Got some baseball/basketball nostalgia? Check. Got both race and gender issues clumsily wedged in? Check. Got references to as many books and films as you can, just to show the reader how clever you are? Check. Got references to some Manhattan eateries?