Sunday, May 06, 2007
shark
I have just finished reading "The Raw shark texts" by Steven Hall. In
some sense this was a confusing book. The main character wakes up in
a room not knowing who he is. He then finds that he is being chased
by a conceptual shark made from words and ideas. To find out what is
going on, he has to find "unspace". (Did I mention it was a bit
confusing). I find that normally that this kind of plot is
too intellectual and clever for its own good. This book somehow managed
to walk the fine line between humanity and cold intellect. The main
character dreams of his girl friend who had drowned off a Greek
Island. One of the main characters was a cat who ate tuna and slept
a lot.
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