So Many Ways to Begin: A Novel
 

So Many Ways to Begin: A Novel

by Jon McGregor

In this potent examination of family and memory, Jon McGregor charts one man’s voyage of self-discovery. Like Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day, So Many Ways to Begin is rich in the intimate details that shape a life, the subtle strain that defines human relationships, and the personal history that forms identity. David Carter, the novel’s protagonist, takes a keen... (read more)

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If you want to spend some quality time, pick this book. The writing style is new and original (I think so). The story, if one can call it a story, is fairly complicated (Well, then again, even life is that complicated). But reading it will take you into your own closet of life's experiences. You shouldn't be surprised if you start to review your life in the wake of David Carter's. It is natural and bound to happen. Apart from a thoroughly detailed narrative, unconventional and orginal...

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