The Eighth Day: A Novel (Harper Perennial Modern Classics) - Paperback

from le.vert.galant

I liked this book and its odd narrative structure: the plot was intriguing and the prose was distinctive. So, why do I dock it a star? I thought the characters were unbelievable and the things that happened to them implausible. I wished for a bit more showing and a bit less telling. There's somet...

from figre

In the foreword to this volume, John Updike says about the book "Reviews were mixed, from Edmund Wilson's calling it 'the best thing he ever wrote' to...Stanley Kaufmann's [judgment] that 'we have - from a man who has always meant well - a book that means nothing.'" And, in a certain way, that di...

from jburlinson

Curious book. A murder mystery that almost completely loses sight of the murder and the mystery. A wide-ranging family saga that loses its protagonist half-way through.

from MrsLee

Wow. I really enjoyed this book. There are so many ideas to chew on. Not that I agree with all of them, but they are very well put and worth taking a look at. Aside from all the philosophy, the story is interesting also. I don't think the author understood the concept of original sin and its affe...

from charlie68

A really good book with great writing. The plot however is a little unsettling, moving backwards and forwards through time, never really going where you expect it too.