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5.0 out of 5 stars If you want something unique amd different go no further, Jul 6 2004

By	Damir Janigro "antoniojanigrodotorg" (Cleveland Hts., OH USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Dictionary of the Khazars (M) (Paperback)

This is one of the most amazing books you will ever read. It makes absolutely no sense at all, but it shows how style can be pleasant, how literature can still be music, and how fiction and history can be seen as different opinions on the same events.

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5.0 out of 5 stars If you want something unique amd different go no further, Jul 6 2004

By	Damir Janigro "antoniojanigrodotorg" (Cleveland Hts., OH USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Dictionary of the Khazars (M) (Paperback)

This is one of the most amazing books you will ever read. It makes absolutely no sense at all, but it shows how style can be pleasant, how literature can still be music, and how fiction and history can be seen as different opinions of the same events.

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5.0 out of 5 stars quite simply the most complex book ever written!, Feb 15 2004

By	Vladimir Miletic - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Dictionary of the Khazars (M) (Paperback)

Pavic's Dictionary is without a shred of doubt the best, most beautiful and the most complex book I have ever read. It was written with an impecable style, but let me warn you right away: don't expect an ordinary fictional work. The Dictionary is a multilayered masterpiece, it talks about the same event and culture from three points of view. All different. All contradictory. All true. All false.

In the beginning, you'll wonder if he's normal; half way through it, you'll wonder if you're normal for believing him and in the end, you'll want to read it again, again and again. So far I have read it cover to cover eight times, and I don't even think that I understand it completely.

This wonderful showcase of dialectics is a definite must read!

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not for the average reader
I picked this book up and thought it would be interesting. I like mythology and folklore. However, this was the best book to put me sleep. Read more

Published on Oct 9 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars Inventive, playful, but is there more to it?
Admittedly, it takes more than one reading to nail this book down, and I have read it only once. It is a very playful book, turning literature on its head. Read more

Published on Dec 18 2002 by Mao PIng-pong

4.0 out of 5 stars A lexicon of poetry
This is a bizarre and beautiful book, and perhaps due to my limited attention span I found its value more in the poetry of its language than its attempts at being a novel. Read more

Published on May 22 2002 by red_haired_dancing_girl

3.0 out of 5 stars Recommended for Those with ADD
Per the author's challenge to the average reader to discover his or her reading style within the confines of "the book," I would suggest that the "Dictionary of the Khazars" be... Read more