carmen is right about kevin brockmeier. i finished the brief history of the dead before i even opened it. because it is so good. i liked the truth about celia, but i devoured the brief history of the dead, and it was like being near a good friend who didn't say anything wrong, ever, or tell me that i'm over reacting, or try to open-mouth kiss me.
which hasn't happened in a long time, but still.
this is the best book i've read in a long, long time.
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omg, I'm so glad you liked it. I was most rapt when reading about the dead or afterlife. When I was reading that book, suddenly alive people seemed like the most ridiculous thing.
whoa! i loathed that book. i didn't make it past p. 100.
I gave it to Susan and she read it on in two days. Flew through it. Then she lent it to all her friends and I still haven't gotten to read it. Maybe I can borrow it????
I agree with wolfe-- the language just didn't work for me.
you can borrow it when i get back. i have it. you can borrow it.
also, if you want, edna o'brien's "in the forest." that's a fucked up book.
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