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Bezig met laden... Changing the Past (1989)door Thomas Berger
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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. Re-read and re-evaluated. I had 4 stars before. I don't know what I was thinking. Most of my re-evaluations of Berger have not been good. It's not that he isn't a competent writer. It's just that there's an underlying nastiness that I probably liked before, but now, not so much. In the book it's not so much that he's changing the past as he just becomes totally different people without that much reflection on who he was originally. Now I'm this, now I'm this. Did you learn anything other than life sucks? ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Changing the Past plays on the horror of having your wishes come true. It is a black comedy of the finest kind. PRAISE "Berger begins his latest novel by stating, "Not even God can change the past.” But Berger the novelist can and does as he takes Walter Hunsicker, a mild-mannered copy editor, through several possible pasts for the newly invented Jack Kellog. Hunsicker/Kellog explores life as a real estate tycoon, a stand-up comedian, a popular author, and even a radio psychologist whose wife is elected president of the United States. These alternative lives, however, prove unsatisfactory. After desperately seeking to escape life, Hunsicker finally decides that it is best to accept his lot, even though it means watching his son die of AIDS. Berger has a real gift for using absurdity to reveal the core of our humanity. Those willing to spend a few hours in his Twilight Zone will come away the richer. Highly recommended.”--Library Journal Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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