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The Convalescent (2009)

by Jessica Anthony(Favorite Author)

3.71 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

193478110X (ISBN13: 9781934781104)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

McSweeney's

review 1: Wasn't sure I'd like the book at first, and it sat on my bookshelf for awhile. When I finally picked it up, I was glad I did. An unexpected combination of present and past kept me thumbing back thru the book to clarify details and nudge my memeory, but that may be because I read it in 1 hour intervals Monday thru Fridays. It is a McSweeny publication, and you can always count on them to have something interesting and off the wall - see also 'God Says No'.
review 2: On the one hand, fantastic. In the literal and lateral definitions of the word. Mythmaking on a Vonnegut scale, meaning squirrelly and capricious and where the bizarre alt-history of the world actually seems a heap more likely than the histories we’re given. On the other hand, the ending lost me... more completely. Had it stuck the landing and not just written Kafka on post-it notes, I’d be singing more praises right now. 3.675 stars. less

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