texttheater reviewed Métaphysique des tubes by Amélie Nothomb (Livre de poche -- 15284)
The Character of Rain (French: Métaphysique des tubes) is a 2000 short novel by the …
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3 stars
Epic and sparkling first half, very physical and very metaphysical indeed. The second half can't live up to this. It's basically just episodes from a childhood in Japan. Nice, but a disappointment after such a start.