A review by pbobrit
This Is Not a Novel by David Markson
4.0
To quote the blurb on the back of the book: An author called only "Writer" is said to be "weary unto death of making up stories", not to mention inventing characters or contemplating plot or setting or theme - and yet is determined to seduce the reader into turning pages and "getting somewhere".
This book is strangely brilliant, my first encounter with this author (and hopefully my last). This could be classed as meta-fiction or meta-literature because of the form it takes and the way it plays with structure but the genius of the book is that whilst it is this free wheeling experiment in writing it is also a complete page turner. I started it last night and only put it down because of tiredness, but got up this morning and finished it off. Definitely worth reading.
This book is strangely brilliant, my first encounter with this author (and hopefully my last). This could be classed as meta-fiction or meta-literature because of the form it takes and the way it plays with structure but the genius of the book is that whilst it is this free wheeling experiment in writing it is also a complete page turner. I started it last night and only put it down because of tiredness, but got up this morning and finished it off. Definitely worth reading.