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Maybe I am not smart enough for Beckett. Or maybe I am not pessimistic enough. Maybe... I don't know, but this was a miserable experience and the longest short book I have ever read.
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Feb 27, 2019
Melissa (ladybug)
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So boring! I wished he would just hurry up and finish dying.
Dec 27, 2023
ForestGardenGal
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In Beckett's stream-of-consciousness voice similar to that used in Malone, we see the main character, a representative of every-man, who gradually and progressively loses all companionship and society, the use of his body, his ability to communicate, his possessions; he is left with only his mind. He ponders his status and tries to pass time by telling stories both to entertain himself and to distract himself from feeling pain by inflicting various cruelties and pains on the characters in the st
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Jan 24, 2013
Jenn
marked it as 1001-books-to-read-list
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Oct 10, 2023
Barry Brauchi
marked it as to-read
Dec 06, 2023
Emrys
marked it as to-read
