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Review title: No introspection
Product review: I admit I did not finish the book, so take what I have to say with a grain of salt. The dustjacket review compares Shahar to Proust. There is truth in this, in that Shahar weaves a narrative from remembrances and images, and then reweaves them from other angles. Myself, I'm more of a Musil or Oz or Rilke person. I like introspection. I want to know what characters are thinking, and what deep thoughts the author has on the world and our experience of it. Page after page of Shahar I just read more images. Perhaps they build to a symphony, but I was left wanting more, not satisfied with recollections, even if Proustian.
