Carl’s Reviews > Less > Status Update
Carl
is on page 197 of 273
I’m not sure whether the early part of this book was unimpressive by design or just that it was setting up the later parts, but in any case if has begun to grow in me. Maybe still clunky snd cloying in its most didactic moments, and yet quite endearing.
— Jul 24, 2026 04:41PM
Like flag
Carl’s Previous Updates
Carl
is on page 99 of 273
I’m enjoying it more now, but I’m still waiting for what exactly made this a Pulitzer-quality novel. (The fact that Pachinko was eligible and wasn’t even a finalist makes me skeptical about the whole process.)
— Jul 17, 2026 05:35PM
Carl
is on page 42 of 273
“Back in his room, he is surprised to find, in the Lilliputian bathroom, a Brobdingnagian tub” (32). No, sorry, that doesn’t work. Nobody tries harder than writers attempting to be funny, “tries” being the operant word.
— Jul 11, 2026 06:42PM