Matt B. (BuffaloSavage) reviewed on + 53 more book reviews
Time and shadows are the key words in this masterpiece of American literature, which has to be read twice, one after the other, the first time to get a fix on identity of the characters and the second to take in the evolution of the narrative. The identity of the characters is anxiously doubtful: they do not know themselves and they can never remain the same person through time. They struggle to live an integrated life alongside the people around them, yet it is a challenge given past and present, truth and lies, tragedy and comedy coexist and have to be reconciled once in a blue moon. âLife's but a walking shadowâ, from Shakespearean Macbeth, is the key here.
