I'm not even sure where to begin with this one. I finished New York Trilogy last night, so I thought I'd review it while it was fresh in my mind. At times I found it brilliant, at times I wasn't too impressed, and at times I just didn't know what the heck was going on.
The New York Trilogy was made up of three stories, the first of which was City of Glass, which I thought was the best of the three. A wrong number things off and sets in motion Daniel Quinn, a mystery novelist who publishes them under a pseudonym, who takes the call intended for a private detective, named Paul Auster and takes the case trying to help Peter Stillman. Quinn is hired to watch Stillman's father and things really go downhill. The lines or reality become blurred, and Quinn gives everything to complete the task he (as someone else) was hired for.
The second story was Ghosts. This was a very colorful story. I'm not even sure how to summarize it, but it went something like Blue was hired by White to spy on Black, who just sits around his apartment all day. I don't want to say this was bad, but to me is was a pretty confusing story.
The third story was The Locked Room, where the narrator is searches for his old friend, Fanshawe, who is missing, but presumed dead. Fanshawe left the narrator with some unpublished work, which the narrator works to publish, while marrying Fanshawe's wife, and tracking down Fanshawe. The third story was my favorite of the trio.
If I was to rate them individually it would be 4, 3, and 5. It you like clear cut answers, this trilogy wouldn't be for you. It's strange at times, puzzling at times, and leaves you wondering, but overall it works well.
My rating: 4 stars
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