The tin Drum.

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very good submitted by unknown on July 29, 2013, 5:38pm The Tin Drum is one of my favorite novels and, I think, one of the great novels of the 20th Century. It is profound and mysterious, funny and disturbing, innovative and original. Grass created the epitome of the unreliable narrator, yet the story he tells reveals fundamental truths about human nature: about love and betrayal, ecstasy and fear. Moreover, the story is so intense, so moving, in a sense so miraculous, the reader wants to believe it, even knowing that it comes from a delusional man who describes physically impossible events. Oskar is one of the grand creations of modern literature: a mentally disturbed man whose story can't be trusted, but who clearly suffered through tragic events that would drive anyone mad, and who arrived at a more insightful understanding of life than most "sane" people will ever know. If ever a novel deserved 5 stars, this one does.

sweeping, epic, layered, dense submitted by lisa on August 28, 2015, 11:32am Latitude wrote such a great review, I can't think of much to say myself, but this novel has stayed with me, and the picaresque hero of Oskar, with his bizarre memory of his whole life from birth itself, is a distinctive presence in literature. Do check it out.