A week of contrasting reading with respect to endings. Earlier in the week I reviewed
Bed of Nails, a book that was significantly enhanced by a powerful ending. Last night I finished reading
The Search for Klingsor by Jorgi Volpi, a book that in my view was shaping up to be something of a masterpiece before being let down somewhat by a weak ending. Interestingly, both books had strong philosophical and metaphysical undertones and slightly ambiguous conclusions, and both were thought provoking. However, whilst
Bed of Nails left me conflicted and reflective,
The Search for Klingsor made me frustrated for what could have been, especially since the first three quarters of the book had been so exceptionally good. Funny how an ending can colour a whole book.
My posts this week:
Review of
Hard Bite by Anonymous-9
Reading conversations
Review of
Bed of Nails by Antonin Varenne
330-up of new to me authors
Venice crime fiction
A ship without a rudder
Rob: I thought the premise was brilliant but the execution and plotting lacking. It took far too long into the book for me to know what they expected to accomplish by finding Klingsor.
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