tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post5655438623289752270..comments2024-03-21T07:37:30.475-04:00Comments on Light reading: Light readingJenny Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295436498255927522noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-70071272980511454962008-01-03T12:03:00.000-05:002008-01-03T12:03:00.000-05:00I was excited by Jess Walter's idea for that wareh...I was excited by Jess Walter's idea for that warehouse with all the paper from the World Trade Center--I still remember <A HREF="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01EFDF1E38F937A2575AC0A9679C8B63" REL="nofollow">this story from that week in 2001</A>--but I got frustrated that so much of the novel depended on all those gaps. I understand that the gaps were integral to the structure and theme of the book, but it may be that it wasn't the book for me, either. I liked isolated sections of it quite a bit. I liked Walter's <I>Citizen Vince</I> better; it's a funny contrast because that one gets tied up neatly.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01307958850120460298noreply@blogger.com