Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Date Published: 05/1999
ISBN-13:9780805054071ISBN:0805054073
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 181 p. read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 2000-05-01
ISBN-13:9780312263997ISBN:0312263996
Description: Very Good. Binding is tight and square. No names, no remainder marks, no stickers. No creases in cover or spine. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Minedition
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780698400900ISBN:0698400909
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"Not really everything I had exepcted. That's not to say I didn't enjoy it. My main complaint is really in the characters. Willy G Christmas wasn't nearly as engaging a character as Mr Bones, which may be the point. However, the first half of the book tends to drag because of this (its almost all focused on Christmas), and the book is split almost evenly between two distinct tones.
I did, however, truly enjoy Auster's themes of language, which I thought worked especially well through his canine narrator. There's quite a bit of Jacques Lacan here -- Mr. Bones' world is very much defined by his language, and his language is picked up secondhand from his experiences (making his life and his language a 1:1 correlation). Consider, also, the implications that he is a dog and cannot speak back, and it seems clear that Auster is reinforcing Lacan's belief that language is beyond our conscious control -- it comes from another consciousness (that maybe we all - human and canine - share)."
"I generally wouldn't give much credence to a book written from the perspective from a dog, but I got to the end of this one and was honestly glad that I gave it a chance.
Mr. Bones is the faithful companion to Willy, a possibly-brilliant, possibly-crazy man who lives on the streets and all of a sudden, Mr. Bones' life is totally changed when Willy dies. He meets new people and has to learn to survive solo. He's smart and observant and it's funny to see humans & their antics through his eyes.
This was a short little book that I basically read in one morning. Nothing extraordinary, but also one that got me thinking. A dog lover would probably go crazy for this one."
"Oh man. This book was referenced in a song called "Put A Penny in the Slot" by Fionn Regan. He sings "For the lonliness you foster I suggest Paul Auster, a book called Timbuktu." I picked it up and read it and currently think that Auster might be the best novelist around right now. This book is short and easy to read but it leaves a lasting impression. It's a unique vantage point on the absurdity and chance of everyday life and the tragedies and miracles that occur all around us that we are normally unaware of. Willy G. Christmas belongs in the same tier as Dean Moriarty in terms of vagabonds, and Mr. Bones, the hero dog, might be the most insightful character I have ever read."
"I read this because Fionn Regan cited it within the lyrics of 'Put A Penny in the Slot'. Curious, I sought it and read it. It was fairly enjoyable, but it was not the revelation I'd hoped for.
Fionn Regan sang, "For the loneliness you muster I suggest Paul Auster, a book called Timbuktu". In places I got what he meant. It is written from the point of view of a scruffy dog, Mr Bones, whose owner dies. There are heartbreaking moments, sure, but overall, it didn't leave much of an impression after I was done.
Think I'll try Auster's much-lauded New York Trilogy instead."
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