The Recognitions

Stunning work, my first read of Gaddis. Once finished I couldn't help but feel as though The Recognitions will be a book I constantly return to. Will it be a yearly re-read? Probably not, but I can sense that every five years or so I'll find an occasion to revisit the work, and get sucked into the vast tapestry (or reproduction thereof) of characters here. I'd you have reservations, please place then aside. This book is worth it.One slight annoyance I had was that the very first page on my edition came loose from the binding after a mere two days of reading. Nothing major, but for nearly £20 I would hope for something of more concrete quality. Everything else is, however, brilliant

A book to read and re-read until you die. Few American writers in the last 200 years are as worthy of your time

Considero Gaddis o melhor escritor de língua inglesa do século XX, seguido de Stein e (num um tanto distante terceiro lugar) Joyce.Valeria muito a pena traduzir The Recognitions aqui no Brasil, o que seria uma tarefa do nível dum Paulo Henriques Brito, dum Caetano Galindo etc.

GREAT

Libro veramente grosso e pesante, non da leggere quando si va a letto. ''il più grande scrittore fra gli autori non conosciuti'' cit