First sentence:
"The following passage he read aloud."
Description:
"Nathan First is a childlike biography, making barely enough from his writing to survive. His only source of contact with the outside world is his sister, whose recent marriage has left Nathan to his own devices.
Moved by a paltry obituary that he reads in the paper, Nathan sets out to compose his masterpiece; a biography of an ordinary man. But this will be no ordinary book, as Nathan becomes increasingly ambitious, the project blossoms into a study of dark matter, and appears to contain the abandoned history of the world." -- from the back cover
My thoughts:
This is an interesting book about a man whose self-consciousness gets in the way of his work and relationships. I liked how Nathan wanted to write a biography, but not how he interacted with others.
Date read: 4/13/2025
Genre: Fiction
Rating: 4*/5
Publisher: Brown Paper Publishing
Year: 2009
# of pages: 238
Binding: Trade Paperback
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