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Practically halfway finished. It needn't be this long...
— Dec 14, 2025 09:08PM
Josh
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So much filler, but I'm starting to believe it's necessary.
— Nov 29, 2025 10:05PM
Josh
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I'm glad I've stuck with this. Overly written at times, but still surprisingly good.
— Nov 22, 2025 08:59PM
Josh
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For the love of God, Danielewski can ramble on for pages about something that could take a 4 line paragraph. Still enjoying, but damn this book could probably be 1/6 as long and still have the same effect.
— Nov 16, 2025 08:18PM
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Nov 09, 2025 06:37AM
It has traversed my radar but I’m more than reluctant, having been burned all too often. Care to persuade me?
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Jon, let me get into it another couple hundred pages and I'll let you know. This is my first true experience trying him.
Josh, I put this on my want to read list awaiting your thoughts. My you are an ambitious reader. My hats off to you!
Kathy wrote: "Josh, I put this on my want to read list awaiting your thoughts. My you are an ambitious reader. My hats off to you!"I was more of a postmodern type reader in my early 30's, so I've shied away from Danielewski now in my mid 40's, but figured since this seemed a little different than his previous books, I thought I'd give it a shot. I'm not turned off by it yet, but am intrigued.
Ha-ha. Yes. I read a sterling review of this book and decided I should read it. Then I looked at the page count. Santa Maria! Like a 19th-century Russian novel! You'll let me know if all those pages are not only necessary but worth it, I'm sure.
They'll probably not be necessary, but hey, I'm sure there's a process!
