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Book Review of Bliss

Bliss
Bliss
Author: Peter Carey
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 5


Wonderful, absurd, dark, but ultimately optimistic. It's about Harry Joy, a thirty-nine year old man who has a heart attack, briefly dies, comes back, and realizes his entire life is a sham. It's so visceral, I could feel it in my bones as I read it. It speaks to our longing for a better, more authentic existence. It's a modern Australian hipppie fantasy about Harry Joy's midlife crisis and ultimate redemption.