Spoil it for me a little - I have no desire to read the whole book. (Just seemed too damn bleak). But did the male/female criminal team that invaded his home in the opening chapter get caught and go to prison?
In real life? I don’t know if we know for sure that incident happened. If it did, I doubt it happened as described. Based on the way the book continues I think he was mugged by someone, maybe beaten up, and Eggers used that as part of his ‘framing device’ where Valentino narrates in his head to those around him.
In the book,
they don’t get caught. A police officer shows up and it’s clear she’s probably not going to [be able to] follow up on it.
But those events ultimately aren’t that important later on in the book.
I wouldn’t suggest you continue with it either if you don’t like it thus far. While it doesn’t get vastly worse, it doesn’t get much better either. Kind of the point, I think.
That’s about what I thought. Thanks.
Anyone else is welcome to weigh in too, of course.