IFF
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Yes, a good read, with twists and turns I couldn't have envisaged from the summary notes on the back cover.
A word of warning to people who might read this - don't read any reviews (I read some last night, but at that stage I knew what it was about), they'll only ruin the plotlines for you.
a most uncomfortable read at times, but its so well written that you get through it in no time.
i really liked "invisible". i'd agree with your thoughts. the only other book of auster's that i read was "man in the dark" and i found "invisible" better.
next year is just 2 months away , i just have stuff on my to be read shelf ("skippy dies" by paul murray, "audacity of hype" by armando iannucci, "the other side of brightness" by colum mccann and "oddballs" by manchan magan while also "freedom" by frantzen is something i want to get) but i think it'll be soon that i will read itI finished it last night. Only started it on sunday. Its a very easy-going read. And excellent. I'm not normally that gone on really short novels as I tend to feel authors don't leave themselves much scope for developing either characters or plot (John Steinbeck being a notable exception - his short novels are truly immense), but this was worth investing both the money and the few hours I spent reading it.
So don't wait til next year. Its nothing like Savage Detectives in terms of how heavy going and confusing it can be at times. Read it NOW!!