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Sunset Park by Paul Auster

Sunset Park

A Novel

by Paul Auster
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  • First Published:
  • Nov 9, 2010, 320 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Oct 2011, 320 pages
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Edwin

Compelling
Like many of his previous books, this is about people who have lost their way and are trying to get their lives back on track. Sunset park doesn't deliver any large departures or surprises which makes it all the more probable. And this 'restrain' of Auster suits him. He's so good he sometimes shows off a bit too much perhaps. All of his work is impressive but I like him best when he keeps things 'simple and natural' like he does here (as with Invisible).
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Cheryl_Winter

All over the place
I had such a hard time following where this story was going. I kept waiting for the story to tie together. Never happened and the book ended. I found nothing interesting about this book.
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