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Jan 29, 2017spiderfelt_0 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I can't remember the last time I was so completely absorbed by a book. Perhaps it was the near magical absence of family and responsibilities, or maybe it was just the perfect blend of writing style and story, regardless this book cast a spell over me. The meandering plot, personal anecdotes which inserted the author as narrator into the next, and the footnotes imitating a scholarly text were all elements that combined into an absolutely mesmerizing tale. For readers interested in anthropology and ethnographic studies, this is the book for you. For readers disappointed by Euphoria, look no further. This book was a finalist in 2007 for the National Book Award, ultimately losing to Denis Johnson's Tree of Smoke. I think the judges made a mistake.