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Interrogative Mood (2009)

by Padgett Powell(Favorite Author)

3.68 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

8860885019 (ISBN13: 9788860885012)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Guanda

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 descriptions �� except, that it does push the realms of possibility in literature.My experience was two-fold: I began a dialogue with the author that was truly two ways, we seemed to be learning and challenging one another. Second, where the "story" was created was in my answers to myself. The story was mine, far-reaching, across various eras of my life and in some cases challenged me to consider my familial history as well.All that, and... it still managed to be lighthearted. My only disappointment we... morere in a handful of cases where he reused a question from another part of the book. This was an intentional device that Powell would call himself out on in some instances and then loop it into the continuum of "narrative." But several times there were repeats that didn't connect to anything, making me ask myself as to whether they were oversights.Pick it up at your favorite local independent bookseller. Mine is Elliott Bay Books.Philip Swanstrom Shaw
review 2: -most impressive part is that pretty much every question is thought-provoking/interesting-it's not as gimmicky as it sounds because, well, why should fiction be written as a series of statements? how is that naturally Right?-seems to be a character-study, but then sometimes reads as a big fuck-you to the world of literature-possible parallels between questions, not quite sure-i can't say i was quite blown away, it was largely what i expected, but still very well-done less

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