false 12885 9 Barth's lively, highly original collection of short pieces is a major landmark of experimental fiction.  Though many of the stories gathered here were published separately, there are several themes common to them all, giving them new meaning in the context of this collection. 1807785 1968 Lost in the Funhouse total:614|5:151|4:240|3:170|2:44|1:9| 614 2322 904 56 5 1 false false Tue Jan 29 11:54:11 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 06 11:33:59 -0700 2008
This book is sort of loosely linked stories. Several characters, such as Ambrose of ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Mar 23 04:23:02 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 10:54:19 -0700 2009 Lost in the Funhouse astonishes and disappoints in almost equal measure. When he's on, as in the aforementioned stories, he's almost u...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 08:31:46 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 20:20:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 14:39:44 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 18:27:43 -0800 2008
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Yes, Barth is more concerned at times with showing the seams than in telling the story, to the point that the first ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 09 20:25:32 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 20:47:40 -0700 2008 saving graces of our so-called post-modern era--that gives me hope in the future of true literature. I was getting books out of storage today and ran across my Barth collection and had to add them. His short story "Ambrose His Mark" come...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 06 14:16:12 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 14:26:12 -0700 2008 Lost in the Funhouse" is a carnival ride of a book. Full...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jun 24 22:21:56 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 20 00:05:52 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sun Aug 12 10:54:07 -0700 2007 Thu Jan 03 18:30:06 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 14 15:32:07 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 18:47:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 16 00:00:00 -0800 1978 Tue Dec 16 10:31:02 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 10:35:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Dec 09 16:49:22 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 16:56:52 -0800 2008 Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man. ...the confusing syntax did make for some enjoyable numerous read thrus and excellent mind-wandering time. Nah, it was ok, probably better than most requir...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 18:41:27 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 18:41:27 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Wed Jan 14 12:02:30 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 12:03:56 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Sat Feb 14 13:20:40 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 13:23:20 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Mar 26 03:03:59 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 03:06:59 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 13:23:35 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 15:11:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 13:50:07 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 13:51:27 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 14:18:46 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 21:49:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 12:33:42 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 16:03:06 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=12885