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Firmin
Firmin | Sam Savage
2 posts | 9 read | 5 to read
In the basement of a Boston bookstore, Firmin is born in a shredded copy Finnegans Wake, nurtured on a diet of Zane Grey, Lady Chatterleys Lover, and Jane Eyre (which tastes a lot like lettuce). While his twelve siblings gnaw these books obliviously, for Firmin the words, thoughts, deeds, and hopesall the literature he consumessoon consume him. Emboldened by reading, intoxicated by curiosity, foraging for food, Firmin ventures out of his bookstore sanctuary, carrying with him all the yearnings and failings of humanity itself. Its a lot to ask of a ratespecially when his home is on the verge of annihilation. A novel that is by turns hilarious, tragic, and hopeful, Firmin is a masterpiece of literary imagination. For here, a tender soul, a vagabond and philosopher, struggles with mortality and meaningin a tale for anyone who has ever feasted on a bookand then had to turn the final page. NOTE: This edition does not include illustrations.
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Firmin | Sam Savage
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First things first: I read the German translation and not the original.

In the very beginning I wasn't really sure whether I should read the whole book. The first few pages just didn't speak to me. Still I kept going and as the storyline slowly began to show I was hooked and drawn into Firmin's world. It is a beautiful book with kind of a sad ending but still: highly recommended!

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Firmin | Sam Savage
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I bet Firmin is here somewhere. I just can't find him.

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