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Bezig met laden... Checkpoint (2010)door David Albahari
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I got this book as part of a 1 year subscription to Restless Books and I wasn't that thrilled at first, since I'm not a Kafka fan. When I flipped through the pages and realized that it's a 200 page paragraph, I was more than a bit dismayed. But I liked it! The key for me was to read it quickly, which isn't difficult since the writing is clean and the narrative flows smoothly, in it's own surreal way. I felt like I was on a run, with the scenes and characters unfolding to my left and right, and me exclaiming Haha! Heh Heh! Yuck! 'What?' as I zipped along. One of the cover blurbs says it's "between Kafka and Kubrick" - and I can see it as a movie in the 'Dr. Strangelove' mode. Peter Sellers would have been great as the commander. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"Atop a hill, deep in the forest, an army unit is assigned to a checkpoint. The commander doesn't know where they are, what border they're protecting, or why. Their map is useless and the radio crackles with a language no one can recognize. A soldier is found dead in a latrine and the unit vows vengeance--but the enemy is unknown. Refugees arrive seeking safe passage to the other side of the checkpoint, however the biggest threat might be the soldiers themselves. As the commander struggles to maintain order and keep his soldiers alive, he isn't sure whether he's fighting a war or caught in a bizarre military experiment. Equal parts Waiting for Godot and Catch-22, Checkpoint is a haunting and hysterical confrontation with the absurdity of war."--Amazon.com. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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