A review by deadwolfbones
Our Ecstatic Days by Steve Erickson

3.0

Alternately brilliant and frustrating. Erickson does some amazing stuff in this novel, both narratively and textually, including a stunning 230 page-long single-line sentence that completes and mirrors the text that surrounds it. But on the other hand, his writing is occasionally completely over the top and self-indulgent and he really needs to get a better rein on his metaphors (or needed to, anyway--Zeroville doesn't have this problem). I really loved the way he's able to abruptly shift viewpoints and introduce important new characters without regard to conventional narrative techniques. As close to a 4th-person writing style as I've ever encountered. Worth reading, for sure.