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Title: C

Author: Tom McCarthy

Narrator: Stephen Hoye

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-28-10

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

C follows the short, intense life of Serge Carrefax, a man who as his name suggests surges into the electric modernity of the early 20th century, transfixed by the technologies that will obliterate him.

Born to the sound of one of the very earliest experimental wireless stations, Serge finds himself steeped in a weird world of transmissions, whose very air seems filled with cryptic and poetic signals of all kinds. When personal loss strikes him in his adolescence, this world takes on a darker and more morbid aspect. What follows is a stunning tour de force in which the eerily idyllic settings of pre-war Europe give way to the exhilarating flight-paths of the frontline aeroplane radio operator, then the prison camps of Germany, the drug-fuelled London of the roaring 20s and, finally, the ancient tombs of Egypt.

Reminiscent of Bolaño, Beckett, and Pynchon, this is a remarkable novel - a compelling, sophisticated, and sublimely imaginative book uncovering the hidden codes and dark rhythms that sustain life.

Members Reviews:

Worth Reading

This is the third book I have read from McCarthy and my first review which is interesting in that itâs my least favorite of the three books. One thing I have noticed about McCarthy and the reviews is people either seem to love him or hate him there is no middle ground. This book feels a lot more like a conventional story from McCarthy compared to Satin Island and Remainder both of which I loved. This book actually starts out rather slow and takes time to build up but by the time he is in the Sanatorium I felt fully dragged into the story. What I love about McCarthy and his writing is there always quite a few what I like to call ah-ha moments of insight where he hits you over the head with an idea or concept. This book there are not as many of those. A lot of the reviews on Amazon commented that they really liked the book until the last section where he is in Egypt. I admit I didnât like that section as much as the rest of the book but there were also some parts of it that I really thought were excellent. Something interesting that I have also noticed is that in all of McCarthyâs books all the main characters in their relationship with women there is always this sort of aloofness, detachment, and even perhaps some built up resentment. I think itâs highlighted more in this book than the others. Itâs interesting in the Sanatorium how the attractive girl who is interested in him he is indifferent towards, but the crippled unattractive girl who massages him he desires and pursues. This is one of the things I admire about McCarthy is most of his characters end up doing things, and/or saying things that are unconventional. Even though C is more of a conventional story for McCarthy, if youâre like me and admire the unconventional then C is still a book worth reading.

A Masterful Novel, Both Modern and Timeless

Reading this book changed the way I approach my own writing. Uncannily consistent voice, detailed and meticulous, poetic and sharp.