Frederik Claessens Claessens itibaren Panposh, Odisha 758047, India
Could've been better if he didn't use about fifty similes and metaphors on EVERY GOD DAMN PAGE. Not all Asians talk like that, buddy.
(3.5 stars) I liked this book. I appreciate an author attempting to do something a little different with a narrative, so I liked the set up, although I did at times feel Pessl was trying too hard, flexing her literary ingenuity at the expense of her story. Sometimes, even the best little phrases, sentences, bits of dialogue should be left on the cutting room floor, so to speak. I don't think the story was too long, but damn if she didn't use up a whole lot of words while she was telling it. ;) I got over it about 3/5 of the way into the book, though, because the story spiraled off into an unexpected direction and really took off for me. (Though I bet that's probably the same place other readers said, "Oh, gimme a break," and stopped reading!)