Paul Auster in general

Theediscerning knows very little about the novels of Paul Auster. They include Mister Vertigo, which he has had on his shelves for over a decade, unopened. They are set in New York, and that's about it. But when a 10-year old graphic novel adaptation of one of them, City of Glass, skirted around in the top 50 not-yet-released books chart on amazon recently, he became a little intrigued. And when his local library let him have a freshly minted copy of the same tome to himself for a few weeks, he became a little thankful. Of course the whole three weeks is not necessary to read this book. Indeed the writing of this op will probably take as long as the book ...  Read the complete review

** Factfile ** “True Tales Of American Life” Edited by Paul Auster ISBN: 0 571 21463 0 RRP 6.99 GBP I like structured dancing lessons: learning a routine, building on it each week, adding a bit here, tweaking a bit there. I like development and understanding, neither of which you can get from a single one-off class. It’s the same with books. I like chapters, characters, plots and storylines, which is why I usually favour full-length novels over short stories. Therefore, I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book. Would I like it? Would I even be able to tolerate the style, seeing as the 180 ...  Read the complete review