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Review of Diary of the Fall

February 26, 2019

I was at the local library, desperately searching for something interesting to read. I found a copy of Michel Laub’s Diary of the Fall and I was attracted by the concept: Three men from different generations, each facing different problems (and yet with an underlying similarity). Sounded interesting for someone who likes literary fiction, right? Well, that’s what I thought too. But, unfortunately, as this review of Diary of the Fall will reveal, sometimes all the ingredients are there but the recipe is a failure.

review of diary of the fall
The art cover of Diary of the Fall is very similar to this stock photo. But here’s a little problem: Despite the author’s (and the protagonist’s) efforts to convince the reader the fall described in the story was some sort of threshold, the result is thoroughly unconvincing.
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