Books by Padgett Powell
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English
review 1: To say this novel is an unconventional one does not quite capture it's essence. In fact, the same may be said about the notion that this work is a novel at all. This book is comprised of seemingly random though often esoteric dialog between two characters. These men remain unname...
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English
review 1: Often compared to Beckett's Waiting For Godot, You & I is an exceptionally odd book. Is it a novel? Is it a play? It's certainly not Superman! There is no punctuation other than the odd full stop here and there and the only distinction between characters is the presence of a new ...
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English
review 1: Powell's novel? is more than a novel(ty). I won't get into any debate over what classifies as a novel since my formal education in literature stopped right before my tastes in the obscure and experimental took hold. However, I wouldn't refer to this as either of those description...