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Netherland by Joseph O'Neill

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Netherland
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Joseph O'Neill

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Darwin8u's review

Apr 11, 2012

it was amazing

bookshelves: 2012

One of the best post-9/11 and postcolonial books I've read. Easily in the same infield as Delillo's post-9/11 short novels (Falling Man, Cosmopolis, Point Omega). In someways it surpasses these shorter Delillo works and stands closer to Underworld. This book, however, is slightly different because it views New York from the view of the outsider. Also, at the same time it is a retelling of The Great Gatsby. I only recognized this after reading James Wood's New Yorker review, but all it took was the briefest mention of Gatsby and the floodgates opened. Brilliant.

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Reading Progress

April 11, 2012 –Started Reading

April 11, 2012 – Shelved

April 11, 2012 –

page 34

12.64%

April 11, 2012 –

page 94

34.94%

April 12, 2012 –

page 183

68.03%

April 12, 2012 – Shelved as:2012

April 12, 2012 –Finished Reading

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