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Flann O'Brien: The Third Policeman (Paperback, 1993, Flamingo)

The Third Policeman is a novel by Irish writer Brian O'Nolan, writing under the pseudonym …

A weird book

I quite enjoyed this book. It's one of those where a bunch of weird things happen and I'm left wondering "Is this saying something? Or is it just a bunch of weird things happening?" I remember having the same reaction to 100 years of solitude.

For example, one policeman is obsessed with bicycles. Does that signify something or is it just a silly idea that O'Brien thought was funny so he put it in his book?

So, I'll say that I did enjoy this book, although maybe I'm missing some of the profound insight that makes it a classic?