Moon Palace
by Paul Auster
Taste attributes: dramaadventurepsychologicalfresh & originalheavyemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunlikely connectionstroubled leads
Boxlist takeExpect an original, stirring novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
Marco Fogg, loner and dreamer, is forced from his Manhattan apartment and roams Central Park as a vagrant until he is rescued by gentle Kitty Wu. He ends up as the live-in helper to an invalid old man, the recording of whose life story becomes Marco's obsession.
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- Author
- Paul Auster
- Published
- 1989
- Pages
- 326
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- Open Library
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