Voilà un des livres kindly provided to me by Father Christmas this year, after I've hit him in two words.
As always, during a visit to the top floor of Fnac Montparnasse that this book drew my attention after reading the back cover:
"On a road of Nebraska, Mark is the victim Schulter a serious car accident. When he awoke, after a deep coma, he recognized all his relatives, except Karin, her older sister. disoriented, bruised, it then uses to Gerald Weber, a famous neurologist. Diagnosis is final, Mark is suffering from extremely rare Capgras syndrome: he considers Karin as a pale imitation of his sister, a usurper. While Weber is studying his case, Mark tries to piece together what really happened the fateful night of the accident, and unmask the anonymous witness who saved his life before disappearing, leaving a strange message. What he discovers will change his life forever and that of his family ... "As much
tell you right away, in my case, the upheaval has not occurred. The basic plot is Yet original and captivating, but the book drags on 702 pages.
Linger in detail on the migration of cranes, the job crisis and marital Dr. Weber added to the comprehensive catalog of neurological cases studied by the same doctor during his life, seems superfluous and a long, soporific. Talking is needed to install the special atmosphere of romance and serve the plot, but there is verging on the overdose. The publisher could ask Richard Powers's novel to shorten one or two hundred pages.
When the characters, if Mark Schulter pulls out of the game, those around him seem dull in comparison.
Only the desire to discover the end of the story helped me get painfully after this reading. And all this for ... not much. The denouement is rather disappointing.
I would not say I hated reading this, I'd even be tempted to let a second chance to the author for a future reading.
But unless you're a fan of cranes and neuro-cognitive science, I would not advise this book to a friend.
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