Alquine Miranda’s Reviews > The Lost Book of Adana Moreau > Status Update

65% into reading the book and I finally got a good grasped of the story of Maxwell and Benjamin's friendship. Benjamin's father, Saul, has a sad story of fleeing from war and into the New World.

The parallel world can also be translated between poor and rich. When a first class passenger was murdered, several 3rd class pax were blamed. His funeral was attended by a crowd, while the poor didn't have any at all

Kafkaesque describes a world where individuals are subjected to irrational and oppressive forces, leading to a sense of powerlessness and existential angst. This term is often used to highlight the absurdity and cruelty of certain real-life situations that mirror the themes found in Kafka's literary works.

Kafkaesque= compelled to deal with mundane, boring work, leading to existential crisis

The true Lost City is in the parallel Earth