The Chandelier

Very excited to receive this hardcover book by an extraordinary author.

In a lifetime of reading thousands of books, this is the best book I have ever read. It completely fulfills Ezra Pound’s dictum “the book should be a ball of light in the reader’s hands.” Lispector’s novel “The Chandelier” is a beautiful work of perfection. Each sentence sparkles with unexpected turns of phrase and startling invention. Reading “The Chandelier” is an experience of continuous joy and delight. It is a work of absolute genius. I look forward to rereading it again and again for the rest of my life. I’ve even bought copies for my sons and all of my friends. It is a passionate, wonderful, beautiful work that anyone who enjoys excellent writing will love.

An amazing writer. Although this novel doesn't have much narrative, it's pure poetry and requires slow and repeated reading. Not for everyone, but it inspired me.

It’s like being inside the mind of a terribly confused person, and waiting for something to happen. When it does, it’s a huge disappointment, and I feeli wasted the time it took to read this book.

For starters, I did find this book difficult to read. Often following a scene with one of my own and forgetting where the narrative was going. So, many passages we re-read as I worked my way through. But in the end I am left touched deeply and dizzy from being truly inside the main character's head. There is a wonderful mixture of happiness and hopelessness that passed from my head to my heart. I look forward to reading for of this author's work.