The People of Paper
by Salvador Plascencia
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Author: Salvador PlascenciaEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-11-13
ISBN: 0156032112
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Mariner Books
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Summary: 5 Stars
What a fascinating book! I really enjoyed it, but I am having a hard time explaining why - or even what the book is really about. I started to wait a while to write this to see if more understanding would come from further reflection, but decided I wouldn't know more then than I do now.
Through use of magical realism, Plascencia places us in the middle of a fight between: the author; his characters; and his real world friends. And the author and real world friends are also characters in the book. Or the characters are real and the author + friends are characters. Or something like that. Or not.
My recommendation: 1. Read the book. 2. YOU try to describe it to someone (other than saying "Trust me. You'll like it." 3. Be very, very wary of turtles.
Trust me. You'll like it.
Summary of The People of Paper
THE PEOPLE OF PAPER is an astonishing debut novel about the anguish of lost love. Author Salvador Plascencia, a "once-in-a-generation talent" (George Saunders), weaves together the stories of a large cast of colorful characters, including: a disgruntled monk, a father and daughter, a gang of carnation pickers, and a woman made of paper.
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