![]() ![]() And like Ryder, Asterios suffers from an inability to see the world as it is and is (really, like us all) victim to his own perceptions. Ryder from Ishiguro’s The Unconsoled, a man at the top of his rarefied field who still must learn to grow up. In this aspect, Asterios reminded me of Mr. Asterios Polyp is, in the simplest terms, a coming-of-age story-one in which the fifty-year-old lead, celebrated architect Asterios Polyp, begins a quest to put away the childish things of his past and embarks on a journey of both self-discovery and exploration of the world as it is rather than how he has for so many years determined to see it. ![]() Like Bolaño, Mazzucchelli’s work here displays a breadth and depth that overtly requires multiple readings in order to find ground solid enough to speak with any authority about the book.īut since I’ve only read the book once, you’ll have to be satisfied with my initial thoughts. ![]() I feel kind of like I did after finishing 2666, only not quite so out of my depth. Or maybe not so much the reading, which can be accomplished easily enough, but the being able to speak sensibly about it afterward. Reading Asterios Polyp is a daunting experience. ![]()
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