The Soul Thief: A Novel
 

The Soul Thief: A Novel

by Charles Baxter

Here is an extraordinary new novel from one of our most admired and acclaimed writers, a creator of "stunning, never predictable, glimmering fiction, full of mischief and insight” (Los Angeles Times).
During Nathaniel Mason’s first few months as a graduate student in upstate New York, he is drawn into a tangle of relationships with people who seem to hover just beyond his... (read more)

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angela m
  • Rated 4 stars

Nathaniel Mason, a grad student in the 70s, meets a beautiful girl on his way to a party and her strange and cerebral friend Jerome Coolberg. Coolberg takes too much of an interest in Nathaniel, even hiring someone to steal his clothes, and telling Nathaniel's stories as his own--leading to thoughts on identity theft and how we define ourselves.Decades later the two men meet again to confront each other and all that went on when they first met. Beautifully written, this rather creepy story...

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Karen K (K2)
  • Rated 2 stars

Powell's reviewed this book as such: "In The Soul Thief, Charles Baxter has given us one of his most beautifully wrought and unexpected works of fiction: at once lyrical and eerie, acutely observant in its sensual and emotional detail and audaciously metaphysical in its underpinnings. It is a brilliant novel — one that is certain to expand both his already-stellar reputation and his readership."

I understood the basic thread of this story, but other than that, it made no sense to me.

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  • Rated 3.424242 stars
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  • Rated 3.5 stars
 

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  • beadology

    beadology said:

    I'm partial to Charles Baxter. I had just finished rereading Feast of Love when this came out, so I quick ordered it. It's a strange book! I'm planning on rereading it soon, just to try to figure out what I missed the first time.

    posted Thursday, March 6 2008
  • Amanda

    amanda said:

    Come and read a great review about "The Soul Thief: A Novel" on our Shelfari blog: http://shelfari.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/02/review-the-soul.html

    posted Thursday, February 14 2008
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