Lillelara

The Tremor of Forgery is an odd book. We got:

• a tale about ones own morale and whether or not it is the right decision to adapt the moral code of the country that your currently living in.
• vivid descriptions of Tunesia, which confirmed my conviction that I never will revisit this country again.
• xenophobic Americans, who are being racists in a foreign country. The comments about Arabs and their behaviour were enervating and I felt the slight urge to punch the American characters repeatedly in the face.
• a Dane, which is equally racist. He is slightly excused because of his dog.
• yes, a dog.
• a possibly closeted gay main character, who strikes up a friendship with an openly gay character.
• murder and theft.
• a book, written by the main character.
• a suicide.
• a weak female protagonist.
• a lot of couscous and a LOT of tap water.

Yes, it´s an odd book and not whole lot is happening in this novel. It´s not my favorite Highsmith, simply because it wasn´t disturbing enough for me. But I finished this book two days ago and I´m still thinking about it. And I don´t know what was so special about this book for me to do that. Apparently Highsmith´s writing has that effect on me.