I started this after rapturous reviews from one of the founding members of the MV Bookgroup. In fact the book jacket and interior were stuffed with rapturous blurbs and reviews and it had a big fat National Book Award sticker sitting smugly on the front...but somehow I didn't like it. After discussion I realized that I do not have patience for the sort of stream of conscience writing that is very popular now. Dare I call it Letham-esque? I want someone who writes straightforward prose. I'm sure it is a good book---Jonathan Letham liked it...half of the MV book group liked it...I just didn't like it.
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