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The Masterpiece

The Masterpiece

1994 • 216 pages

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15

This book left me feeling very conflicted and hurt my heart but I really liked it. Of course Enquist is a psychoanalyst. This whole book is essentially a character exploration and she does that extremely well. Doesn't mean I liked Johan- in fact I pretty much hated him, but at least the other characters made up for it. Also, the way she explores the bond between his twin sons is the most accurate I've ever seen.

The ending did confuse me although I'm not sure if that's just because of the translation or simply my stupidity. Appropriate ending either way and I'm excited to read more of her stuff :)

May 10, 2022