I've never been this intrigued by the idea of a novel before. I can't stop thinking about JR and I haven't even read it yet. I don't even own it for that matter. I've been looking everywhere in Toronto and I can't seem to get it. so I've ordered it.
can anyone who's read it please give me their two cents on it. in detail please. I'm really excited to read this.
>>7990690
>I've been looking everywhere in Toronto and I can't seem to get it
tfw copped the last copy from Indigo
I haven't read a lot of it but it's almost entirely dialogue which can be followed if you're paying close attention. It gets really fun, actually, because Gaddis has a great ear for dialogue.
>>7990747
that's funny I never even thought of going to a book store that sells new books.
>>7990690
I've said it before (>>7983229), it's one of the best, most insightful, prescient and funny books I've ever read (almost a laugh a page). Here's a sampler, from when things really start rolling.
>>7990772
Not every page is filled with this dense babble. Most look like pic related, and they're mediated by some jazzy, free-form prose delineating the time and place. I think the first one, where Gaddis describes how the light hits the carpet through the windowshade in the Bast home is still my favourite.
It will take a little bit to really get invested in it. Use the Gaddis wiki if you really get lost. Some basic understanding of finance and accounting helps to really understand what Gaddis is dissecting here
fuck of and read the book
I need this book
