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The Way Through Doors
The Way Through Doors | Jesse Ball
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With his debut novel, Samedi the Deafness, Jesse Ball emerged as one of our most extraordinary new writers. Now, Ball returns with this haunting tale of love and storytelling, hope and identity. When Selah Morse sees a young woman get hit by a speeding taxicab, he rushes her to the hospital. The girl has lost her memory; she is delirious and has no identification, so Selah poses as her boyfriend. She is released into his care, but the doctor charges him to keep her awake, and to help her remember her past. Through the long night, he tells her stories, inventing and inventing, trying to get closer to what might be true, and hoping she will recognize herself in one of his tales. Offering up moments of pure insight and unexpected, exuberant humor, The Way Through Doors demonstrates Jesse Ball's great artistry and gift for and narrative. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Tara
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This book is a bit of a labyrinth, and lots of fun if you're in the right mood for it

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Taylor
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The concept here is a new story continuously beginning: story within a story within a...

This could get a bit frustrating, and repetitive, but a clear thread runs throughout the novel, keeping it interesting. The writing is clean and spare, and certain sections are an absolute delight.

mauveandrosysky I love Jesse Ball. Still need to read this one though. 9y
Taylor @mauveandrosysky which book have you read of his? I'm going to read another, I decided 9y
mauveandrosysky So far I've read A Cure for Suicide and Silence Once Begun. I thought both were very compelling, though I probably liked A Cure for Suicide a little bit more. Can't wait to read his new one! 9y
Taylor @mauveandrosysky I know, his new one looks compelling. 9y
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Taylor
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Just getting comfortable with this book, settling in.

"I like vague things. The vaguer the better."