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Nicholas Flokos

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Verk av Nicholas Flokos

Nike: A Romance (1998) 18 exemplar

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The beginning of this reads like a poem. I could not keep still for joy at the twists of language in the first few chapters, and the first exchange with Gabrielle is a skilled and suprising dance. Susanna ruins everything: her appearance brings down the prose, her influence on Photi is unearned and a reader cannot understand her appeal. Maybe this is part of the effect: a particular failing common to humanity, that of idolizing without a clear look at the idol. The climax of the book, the van trip, falls short in many respects, and the story ends in an obscure slump. I wanted the final strokes to mean more. Good, but not rewarding.… (mer)
 
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et.carole | Jan 21, 2022 |

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Verk
1
Medlemmar
18
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#630,789
Betyg
2.9
Recensioner
1
ISBN
2