![]() ![]() cummings' concrete poems that are meant to be looked at more than they are to be read.As a novel, this book falls miserably. This works if you view this not as a story, but rather as an art work, akin to e.e. It is a bit of literary voyeurism, enabling you to glance at what is yet to come. While I saw many recommendations of taking a sheet of paper so you could read the words on the page more clearly, I found it to be much more enjoyable to leave the page of top of the others, seeing the future peaking through the pages. I loved the touch of the book and the look of it. ![]() From that perspective, this book is a 5-star read. more we look at a book as a visual work of art, manipulating space with words. ![]() I wish I had already read Street of Crocodiles first I have a feeling my rating would be different if I had familiarity with its inspiration first. Review 2: This book is a conundrum for rating. I read this book because I wanted another story from one of my favorite authors (based on ”Everything is illuminated” NOT ”Extremely loud and incredibly close”) but I ended up very disappointed, as this story made absolutely no sense. But if that’s the case, then why bother reading it? I have no idea. However, if this is written/created as a little protest against e-books (which, apparently Foer is not very fond of) then I quite like it. If this book is written seriously, then artsy crap is what it is. ![]()
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