Yeah I don’t have much experience reading this kind of stream of consciousness writing, so it’s a learning curve. And I bet it’ll annoy a ton of people with how it’s written. But I’m finding it kind of accessible, more than I thought it would be.
Haha I totally get that. I'm committing myself to finishing it even if it gets unbearable. I've only been able to read a little bit right now, and I have so much more to go. I hope I can do it.
No punctuation? I don't even like it when authors don't use quotation marks for dialogue.
I remember how mind-blown high-school-me was picking up his first Palahniuk and seeing no quotation marks. "This guy's a mother-flippin' rebel!"
There are tons and tons of commas, but that’s it.
I just finished I'll Be Gone in the Dark. Let me know when you finish, I am curious your thoughts!
I’ll Be Gone In The Dark is fantastic. It’s one of my favorite true crime books ever I think. I got really caught up in that case when I was reading it, and then kept following it after I finished.
I really enjoyed The Book of Night Women. Black Leopard, Red Wolf, on the other hand, I did not enjoy and simply do not understand the praise for.
I haven’t had the chance to read so much lately but yeah I like it more now for sure. I got used to the style pretty quickly, though I still have hundreds of pages to go...so we’ll see what happens.
A Brief History seems like it is a very big undertaking that will require patience and careful reading comprehension. I hope it isn't as challenging as Infinite Jest because that book got the better of me. I never finished it. I just honestly didn't know that A Brief History was also as challenging.
Haha, I just got your username.
Anybody is welcome to add me on Goodreads. I'm falling far short of my reading goal for this year, unfortunately. Been too sad to focus on reading recently, but I'm sure I'll make my way back to it in the new year.
