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Can you recommend a first book?
by karaokeyoga 2y ago
Can you recommend a first book?
- alberto_ol 2y agoMy favourite is "the invention of solitude", but it is not a novel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invention_of_Solitude https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invention_of_Solitude
- efrank02 2y agoThe New York trilogy was wonderful
- moritzwarhier 2y ago"Music of chance" I'd say, it's a good ride, easy to read, also showcases a lot of his qualities and has a place in my mind forever. Edit: "Moon palace" is similar in a way. I think those two left the biggest impression in me. They both are probably not the critique's favorites, but perfect as an intro I think. "Mr Vertigo" was my intro and I think it was a good one as well. "In the Country of Last Things" is also great, but a bit short for the story arc iirc. I read the New York trilogy relatively late but these are arguably his most well-received books and I enjoyed them a lot as well. The other books I mentioned he wrote later, if I'm not misremembering.
- ulrikrasmussen 2y agoI haven't read all of his books, but my personal favorite was "Invisible". I really loved the style and that the book is told from the perspective of three different narrators with sometimes wildly different interpretations of the same events.