Fiction. With a Proustian knack for recalling the smallest detail--from a superficial conversation to the exquisite pain of the perfect kiss--Hunte...
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May 27, 2009
AuthorsOnTourLive!
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Charles Blackstone reads from and discusses his debut novel The Week You Weren't Here, a poignant and wry portrait of a young writer closing in on the last of his undergraduate days. The Week You Weren't Here is a witty and inventive deconstruction of a young-man-as-artist's pursuit of love among a confusion of choices. It's as if Kafka's Joseph K had been commissioned to write a Dating for Dummies (the How-Not-To version) in the form of a postmodern novel. This is an auspicious debut." --
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Jan 28, 2009
Simay
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I've got to admit I was only able to get to the end of Chapter 10 and could not finish this-- the whole no punctuation situation and the forever-running sentences were very exhausting.
Sep 07, 2007
Ben
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I read this book because I went to high school with the author. You know how it's annoying to read something by someone you know? Well, I wasn't annoyed, which I guess attests to the quality of the book, especially considering I wasn't particularly fond of the author. It's got some pretentious formal conceits (the only punctuation is periods - even for questions) but it's a good and engaging portrait of a self-involved brainy guy. I guess that appealed to me.
Dec 20, 2007
Dana
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i picked up this book after hearing charles blackstone at a reading. very cool, seriously engaging, and with about 1/3 left to go, i'm both excited to read more and also sad to see it all end. i should also mention that reading it caused me to miss my train stop on more than one occasion.
Jan 13, 2010
Theresa
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this book made me feel less unique in the most wonderful way possible. it's fairly honest and decently entertaining.
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