"His Illegal Self" by Peter Carey

[Marilyn]

Hello everyone,

I seem to be alone out here in this current spat of fiction books that I am reading and find very captivating and worthwhile. Is there anyone out there reading or about to read "His Illegal Self"?

Part mystery, part character study, and part social commentary, the setting is the sixties and involves Harvard student radicals caught up in the SDS and "revolution". The writing is lyrical, understated, precise and mesmerizing--fresh metaporical language suprises in every sentence. The narrative voice--mostly that of a seven year kidnapped boy--is strong and observant as he tries to make sense out of what is going on in the adult world around him.

It is one of those books that you finish and just wish you had someone to share your pleasure with. I highly recommend it to readers of fiction. Author Carey is a two time Booker Prize winner. This book will not disappoint you.

Next on my reading stand is Charles Baxter's "The Soul Theif".

Marilyn