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Jennifer
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The main character in this book is obviously psychologically impacted from his months of being in a coma, then re-learning to walk and talk again, after a brutal accident. For his many months of "troubles", he won an extremely large sum of money in a settlement. When the main character decides to purchase a building exactly like the one he lives in, and then, with hired actors, recreates the same scenarios that happen in his building, you definitely may think this author got inspiration from Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club, Lullaby), but without the Stephen King-like gross details. I did. Apparently, you can purchase anything you want, at least in this author's imagination. Its weirdness will hopefully keep you reading, although I must admit I got bored with the increasingly bizarre story after a while. I felt this book began well, but faltered towards the end.
Best Line:
"The moment I was in seemed to expand and become a pool – a still, clear pool that swallowed everything up in its calm contentedness."
Kim
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This novel begins with the unnamed main character retelling his recent past, which includes a vague yet horrific accident, and the considerable amount of money he is awarded for his pain and suffering. What he does with his new-found fortune vacillates between merely off-the-wall, to bombastic. I hesitate to say much more, since this story is good and weird and thought-provoking, often all at the same time. At first I thought he was trying to recreate déjà vu (if such is thing is even possible), but as the story went on, his desire to re-enact actual events became an obsession, similar to a serious drug addiction. Fascinating story though, and worth the time.
Best Line:
"If you don't want to repeat things, you have to understand them."
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