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Observatory Mansions : A Novel (Vintage Contemporaries)
Observatory Mansions A Novel - Vintage Contemporaries
Author: Edward Carey
Once the Orme family’s magnificent ancestral estate, Observatory Mansions is now a crumbling apartment complex, home to an eccentric group of misfits. One of them is Francis Orme, who earns his livelihood as a living statue. When not practicing “inner and outer stillness,” Francis steals the cherished possessions of others to ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780375709234
ISBN-10: 0375709231
Publication Date: 2/5/2002
Pages: 368
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3.7 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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This is a truly original work of fiction, with extremely quirky characters, in a rather strange but provocative book. I found this novel quite interesting, especially in its themes about human differences and human isolation because of them. I devoured it, but slowly, so that I could get everything I could from every word. The main character's job in life is to be a "living statue," both as a street performer and a wax-museum dummy. I learned a lot about what it means to risk, just from the protagenist's occupation of risking nothing. A great read!
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This is a very strange but engaging look into the lives of some curious people.


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