The Third Hotel

from nancyjean19

I enjoyed the scenery and texture of this book, which was surprisingly realistic considering the strangeness of the subject. Her descriptions of color and contrast in particular really brought me into the character's world. The main character, Clare, did leave me frustrated. She described herself...

from medowney

I have spent 3 days reading The Third Hotel, and I have no idea what I have just finished. One reviewer called it "strange, unsettling, and profound from start to finish." Ok. I believe that. Don't quite know where to start. Here is the summary: "In Havana, Cuba, a widow tries to come to terms wi...

from miss.mesmerized

Clara travels to Havana, Cuba, to attend a film festival. She is there on professional terms she tells the people, but actually, she works as a sales representative for ThyssenKrupp. She watches a horror movie, Revolución Zombi, due to its renowned director and she is looking for Richard - her la...

from kcshankd

Another example of the 'weird' genre of Indiespensables. I was never taken by the character and mainly wanted this book to be over.

from techeditor

The book flap on THE THIRD HOTEL calls it "surreal" and "mystifying." I think that is a nice way of saying "unintelligible" and "confusing." The story made little sense to me. I read and reread paragraphs, hoping that the problem was my own inattention. Perhaps Laura van den Berg said something t...