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Carpenter's Gothic (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)

 
Carpenter's Gothic (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)   Author: William Gaddis
By Penguin Books
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Product Details
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780141182223
ISBN: 0141182229
Label: Penguin Books
Manufacturer: Penguin Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: 1999-08
Publisher: Penguin Books
Studio: Penguin Books

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Comment: I'd never heard of this book before, and picked it up in a second-had bookshop. It focuses on the life of a housewife, Liz, and her oppressive marriage to an army veteran; a pathological liar who is constantly pursuing complex and outlandish schemes for moneymaking. The story is rendered exclusively through the speech of its characters, which gives a heightened sense of their alienation and conceals their inner thoughts.

I found this to be a really original and well-worked novel, though it's tough going at times, and it's often very difficult to decipher what's happening. So it's probably not to everyone's tastes, but with a bit of perseverance you'll almost certainly find it very rewarding.