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Europe Central by William Vollmann
The only book in the world that will make you enjoy Shostakovich's music.
In typical Vollmann style, obsessively researched. It's a long book, but very worth the read. And if you have never read anything by Vollmann, it's an excellent place to start.
Argh, I've taken like three cracks at this and bounced off each time. After I learned about Vollmann as a person I was convinced that I had to read him, but the flesh is weak...
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I got really into Vollmann for a while. Definitely not the easiest to read, but as long as you are willing to read without understanding everything that's going on, it's enjoyable.
The Dying Grass is excellent, as is Ice Shirt and Rifles. There's no one writing in the same way. Definitely give it another chance.
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Wow. Ok. Need to look into this…
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