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"Karel Čapek’s “Three Novels” is a trilogy that appears to be three totally unrelated novels. Although the three plots and sets of characters have no commonality, there is a common theme that ties them together: man’s search for identity—the questi..." Permalink

"I had several other books on the go when I opened this, Sylvia Plath’s final act of revenge. I immediately put everything else aside; if someone tosses a grenade into your room, it cannot be ignored. I suppose many readers, seeking to grasp the es..." Permalink

"The first issue to be addressed here is: What, exactly, is this book? Travelogue? Memoir? Sociological essay? I suppose it’s a bit of all those things, but not really a successful version of any of them. Perhaps ‘personal odyssey’ would be a best ..." Permalink