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4.0 out of 5 stars
sex, sin, suburbs and anomie
A man returns to the suburban development where he was raised, following the apparent suicide of his father. His sister had disappeared mysteriously many years previously. He finds himself suspected of his father's murder, and that his father has been a supected child molester. Much (too much) is made of the anonymity of suburban developments, and as part of this the hero...
Published on September 27, 2003 by D. P. Birkett
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Split Levels - an opinion
Well, this was a easy quick read. It was enoyable, but overall it was rather unbelievable. It's hard to imagine anyone is as wacky as the characters in this book. But maybe Allen Stanley is completely delusional, and since the story is told from his point-of-view we see his warped version of reality only. I recommend it, if you are looking for a one-sitting read without...
Published on October 21, 2003 by N. Armstrong
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Split Levels - an opinion,
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This review is from: SPLIT LEVELS (Hardcover)
Well, this was a easy quick read. It was enoyable, but overall it was rather unbelievable. It's hard to imagine anyone is as wacky as the characters in this book. But maybe Allen Stanley is completely delusional, and since the story is told from his point-of-view we see his warped version of reality only. I recommend it, if you are looking for a one-sitting read without commitment.
4.0 out of 5 stars
sex, sin, suburbs and anomie,
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This review is from: SPLIT LEVELS (Hardcover)
A man returns to the suburban development where he was raised, following the apparent suicide of his father. His sister had disappeared mysteriously many years previously. He finds himself suspected of his father's murder, and that his father has been a supected child molester. Much (too much) is made of the anonymity of suburban developments, and as part of this the hero remains an enigmatic character and the geographical location is uncertain. The opening is intriguing but then some of the dialog and characterization is in that surrealistic 1960's style of Gass,Pynchon,Barth and Delillo, with puzzling motivation, dream sequences, and unconvincingly eccentric characters. I was afraid it was going to be one of those pretentious incoherent Kafkaesque things but it tightens up into an intriguing and well-plotted mystery. A lot of sex of every variety, although never very explicit.
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SPLIT LEVELS by Thomas Rayfiel (Hardcover - April 15, 1994)
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