Sign in with Facebook
Nancy Oakes's Reviews > The New York Trilogy
The New York Trilogy
by
by
There are books where you say to yourself "it just don't get better than this," and The New York Trilogy is one of those. Trying to explain is futile -- this one you have to read for yourself. Even if you don't make it past City of Glass, you will find some of the best thought, best brain-expanding reading, and the best postmodern writing of an author who examines identity, narrative, language and who truly plays with reader expectations. But do read the entire book - it is beyond excellent. Recommended especially for Borges fans.
Sign into Goodreads to see if any of your friends have read
The New York Trilogy.
Sign In »
Reading Progress
February 14, 2016
–
Started Reading
February 14, 2016
– Shelved
February 14, 2016
–
23.38%
"I had forgotten how very much I LOVE this book. It's all coming back to me now."
page
72
March 4, 2016
–
53.25%
"This was a reread, and I liked it even better the second time around. It is well worth reading even just for City of Glass, which is phenomenal."
page
164
March 4, 2016
–
Finished Reading
Comments Showing 1-4 of 4 (4 new)
date
newest »
newest »
message 1:
by
Alan
(new)
-
rated it 5 stars
Mar 04, 2016 11:17PM
Then you absolutely must read Music of Chance and Moon Palace. Oh and Remainder by Tom McCarthy and The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro. And I absolutely must read some Borges. Why have I never read any Borges? This is an outrage.
reply
|
flag
Definitely on the other Auster titles. I think if you can read Borges, you'll get a feel for how he's influenced so many good writers.
I read McCarthy's C -- took me three times before I felt like I understood it. I have Remainder -- is it anything like the other book?
I thought C was good in parts and dull in others. Remainder is quite different and more enjoyable. I thought it was a great book. It's got a bit of an Auster vibe to it - that sort of intensity of being inside someone's head going over the same thing again and again, searching for some meaning. If that makes any sense, it's hard to explain.
