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“The plot is clever and delicately developed, the symbolism is richly layered, and every scene leaves readers asking head-scratching questions. The hyperbolic level of bureaucracy and hypocrisy occasionally comes across as satire, but also has the dark edge of Orwellian fiction.
"Creating such a surreal, vaguely impossible atmosphere in a novel is a challenging task, but Guenther plays masterfully with philosophy and language to achieve a singular mood. The stark, matter-of-fact narration and the intimacy of Horus' inner monologue gives the prose a foreboding sense, while the flashes of humor and ridiculousness give the book an odd balance.
"Guenther fits a whole tangled tale into just over 100 pages, with few wasted words.
"Capped off with a . . . completely unexpected conclusion, A True Map of the City is a truly good read, and Guenther humbly proves himself as a literary descendant of Kafka himself.” --Editor, Self-Publishing Review
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American Beauty has to be one the most incredible, if not the most amazing, movies ever made. When it came out I watched it over the course of a week, every night. It was that special. I don’t know what it is about it, but there’s a certain feeling around it that captures the imagination!
It’s rich in thematic and motif detail–the roses, etc. Notice what’s happening when the roses are on camera and where they’re placed. The ending is also good. We studied it in a film appreciation class. A great flick, but not everyone can understand it.