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When I finished the first story in this trilogy, City of Glass, I was completely confused, but I liked the writing enough to keep reading. The second story Ghosts, is confusing as well, but I am getting used to the feeling, and just go with it. The third story, Locked Room, made the book for me. I felt like I was reading Poe. By the end, I really like Auster's book.
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I wanted to love this book. I love the cover. I love the end flaps. I love the idea of the three interlocked stories. Unfortunately I didn't love the execution. The first story intrigued me until the protagonist went a bit off the deep end. The second story just made me laugh, and not in a good way. I found the colorful names a bit silly. And the third story was probably the best -- but I would still give it only 3 stars.
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Post modern detective stories. Paul Auster's trilogy received the most votes in an informal poll of 79 bloggers representing the best of American fiction in the last 25 years (see The New Canon, The Best Fiction since 1985). It has international fame as well and won the Prix France Culture de Litterateur Esrangere. This is three interlocking short stories with the characters dealing with postmodern issues regarding writing. But it is also a detective story, sort of. We have a writer of detective
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