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title: "The Cannibal: A Novel"
brand: "john hawkes"
price: "$120.99"
currency: USD
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reviews_count: 6
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# The Cannibal: A Novel

**Brand:** john hawkes
**Price:** $120.99
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- **What is this?** The Cannibal: A Novel by john hawkes
- **How much does it cost?** $120.99 with free shipping
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The Cannibal: A Novel

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Hallucinatory Trip
  

*by T***K on Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2015*

Heavy symbolism. In fact, the entire book seems comprised of symbolism so if you're looking for a plot this isn't the book for you. Shoots back and forth from Germany 1918 to Germany 1945. Think Ageyev or Kiesbye meets Böll. Think Hawkes.

### ⭐⭐ 2.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    I wanted to like this
  

*by K***R on Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2019*

Inspired by a book on dada and surrealism  I finished recently, I've been seeking out related literature. This appeared in some list or other I came across, though I wonder if Hawkes was truly part of it influenced by these movements. His prose is stylishly written, but his pacing never varies (lots of overwrought and often gratuitous description of dystopia) and his characters are barely distinguishable from one another. I found myself forgetting what happened shortly after I read it; and not much happens in this story, to be honest. But this is his first novel, and my interest is piqued enough to give the used copy of "The Lime Twig" I found a try, since that is supposedly his masterpiece.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Like Di Lillo, Pynchon, Auster, Hannah, Boyle, Coover--One of the Greatest
  

*by M***S on Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2006*

Three of the reviewers simply don't know what they're talking about. If they were writing about art, they'd probably say that Picasso can't draw.

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