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"And then finally I felt sadness, aided perhaps by those futile notes, by the dust that keeps thickening, by the untouchable past, the inevitable future, and by everything else that pushes us around." 

Ib lives with his schizophrenic father and his "nice" mother negotiating life, not knowing what to do,…

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1 author picked Ib's Endless Search for Satisfaction as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I am always looking out for talented young writers and this debut really struck me for its narrator’s very distinctive voice, both stylish and sad. An Indian Catcher in the Rye but with a protagonist more hampered by family and circumstances, capable of greater angst, and looking for authenticity in the strangest and loneliest of places. 

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