Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition The New York Trilogy, (Paperback)

from Val.Killpack

Almost Buddhist in philosophy, a search for the self, an inquiry and investigation into the nature of the mind and the world itself, an existential detective story of the highest order. Completely mind-bending. Loved it!

from neurodrew

New York Trilogy: City of Glass, Ghosts, The Locked Room Paul Auster Feb 7, 2010 9:56 AM These three stories are interlinked, referring in each story to the other, referring to themselves and to the author. Each story is sad. Men in these stories are obsessional, driven, unable to give up on a my...

from KTPrymus

The three stories that make up Paul Auster's New York Trilogy feel like alternate retellings of the same tale, despite their having different characters and plotlines. This cohesiveness of intention - an exploration of the ways we, and in particular New Yorkers, are physically and emotionally sep...

from BayardUS

Looking at the reviews here on Goodreads it's clear that Paul Auster's New York Trilogy is a divisive book, and really that's no surprise. Those who go into it expecting an actual trilogy of mystery stories will almost certainly be disappointed, as will those who want a book that reaches any form...

from mrtall

Paul Auster's New York Trilogy is widely hailed as a work of writerly profundity. I finally had a go at it, and may I confess to being just a mite underwhelmed? Yes, Auster is ever so smart, but his frequent need to remind us lowly readers of this unassailable fact is not very attractive. Also, a...