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eletricjb's review against another edition
2.0
This was not a bad book, I feel compelled to say, but I did not like it very much.
mwgerard's review against another edition
3.0
The Man Who Walked Away The Man Who Walked Away: A Novel - Maud Casey
eclectictales's review against another edition
3.0
This review in its entirety was originally posted at caffeinatedlife.net: http://www.caffeinatedlife.net/blog/2013/12/18/review-the-man-who-walked-away/
The Man Who Walked Away, while quiet in the way its story unfolds and sometimes a little slow with nothing happening, is a very lyrical novel. The lines, the imagery it provokes feels as fleeting as some of the feelings that Albert is struggling with, like everything is simply transitory.
Albert was the character that intrigued me with his walks, his endless longing and searching for something that seems rather intangible. Like the Doctor, the reader finds him or herself trying to figure out who Albert is and how he’s come to where he is in his life. The other characters that populated this story were also interesting but not in the same way as Albert had captured my attention.
The Man Who Walked Away is ultimately a strange, curious experience. It’s beautifully written but at times underwhelming. Nonetheless, readers of historical fiction and introspective character drama may find this novel interesting.
The Man Who Walked Away, while quiet in the way its story unfolds and sometimes a little slow with nothing happening, is a very lyrical novel. The lines, the imagery it provokes feels as fleeting as some of the feelings that Albert is struggling with, like everything is simply transitory.
Albert was the character that intrigued me with his walks, his endless longing and searching for something that seems rather intangible. Like the Doctor, the reader finds him or herself trying to figure out who Albert is and how he’s come to where he is in his life. The other characters that populated this story were also interesting but not in the same way as Albert had captured my attention.
The Man Who Walked Away is ultimately a strange, curious experience. It’s beautifully written but at times underwhelming. Nonetheless, readers of historical fiction and introspective character drama may find this novel interesting.
sarahjsnider's review against another edition
2.0
I am not sure what this is trying to be. The plot concerns a man in (I think) 1920s Europe who is compelled to walk and occasionally masturbate around Europe and is prone to memory loss. Then he find himself at a sanitarium populated by the harmlessly eccentric version of mentally ill people (except the veteran, but nothing truly bad happens there). And then the Doctor tries to help him recover his memories and discover why he does this.
I was truly surprised to read the afterword that tells that Albert is based on a real person because the whole thing seems so ungrounded in reality. That's fine and can be effective, but where were the stakes? Why is the Doctor so caught up with the hysteria angle? I think the author succeeded in what she set out to do, but it's not an especially compelling read.
I was truly surprised to read the afterword that tells that Albert is based on a real person because the whole thing seems so ungrounded in reality. That's fine and can be effective, but where were the stakes? Why is the Doctor so caught up with the hysteria angle? I think the author succeeded in what she set out to do, but it's not an especially compelling read.
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