A review by kesterbird
Gerald's Party by Robert Coover
4.0
There's a review comment, printed on the back, about how this book is the literary version of a Bosch painting. This is not wrong.
As always, Coover's masterful use of language and timing and interruption takes you with him into his carefully constructed dreamworld. It's wonderful.
I took off a star, though, for the simple reason that this just wasn't a pleasant place to be. It was awful. I hated it. I read the whole thing because I still truly love his writing, but wholly hell, I would recommend pretty much any other of his books, first.
As always, Coover's masterful use of language and timing and interruption takes you with him into his carefully constructed dreamworld. It's wonderful.
I took off a star, though, for the simple reason that this just wasn't a pleasant place to be. It was awful. I hated it. I read the whole thing because I still truly love his writing, but wholly hell, I would recommend pretty much any other of his books, first.