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William Gaddis, Neurosis

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Average rating: 4.27 · 15 ratings · 7 reviews · 1 distinct work

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4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2016

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The Count of Monte Cristo

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A more minor Javier Marías, I believe, but still very solid.
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Nope. These are, in fact, sentences in a row to form a book, but they do not go together. Every once in a while, there would be a glimmer of hope in which I would think "maybe this is the Chinese Kafka and I'm just not getting it" as it is importan ...more
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Better than A Fan's Notes, I'd argue. Incrementally less depraved and more literary, it gets more to the core of what Exley is trying to do. Seems a shame that it appears only the first of the three books have a sustained (albeit still tiny) readersh ...more
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Mostly great. Much like the unnecessary Rabbit Remembered, he could have left Grandparenting off of this one.
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Part neat historical artifact, part relaxed conversation about the important stuff of art, life, the art life, etc.
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