You see him at the liquor store. You see him at the bus stop, tryingto look at you without being seen. Who is he?He is a person. In this debut nove...
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Jul 22, 2011
Steve
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Person is not a specific person in the sense that it's a character whose arc we follow through a story. This is a snapshot of loneliness and alienation, of over-powering apathy and lack of motivation. The person in Person has no name. He has no description aside from the inner thoughts he shares with us over 87 pages. Person has no sense of self, no ambition to be someone or do something, no idea at all, really, of who he is, or what he wants, or wants to be. Funny, a little sad, pathetic, occas
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Jun 21, 2011
Mykle
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"I live in Chicago and I don't get along with a lot of people and the reasons are always new and wonderful."
This is a quick read, but a touching one. It's a first-person portrait of extreme loneliness, mistrust and alienation, and how those feelings can reinforce one another, demand your loyalty and make you love them, until finally you start to enjoy being sad and look forward to dying. I've totally felt like this, and Sam Pink nails it.
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This is a quick read, but a touching one. It's a first-person portrait of extreme loneliness, mistrust and alienation, and how those feelings can reinforce one another, demand your loyalty and make you love them, until finally you start to enjoy being sad and look forward to dying. I've totally felt like this, and Sam Pink nails it.
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Nov 18, 2011
Kate
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I came to this book at the most perfect time when I wasn't right in the head due to a harsh migraine. In between sleep, I read this book and had some very strange dreams about smelling like pizza, going into a second interview for a bagging position, and having neon colored words scroll through my headhole. It was as if this book played out as a movie in my sleep.
However, I still came to the conclusion today (now that I'm feeling like my 'normal' self) that this book is awesome! I lo More...
However, I still came to the conclusion today (now that I'm feeling like my 'normal' self) that this book is awesome! I lo More...
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Dec 10, 2010
Kirsten
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Sam Pink's new novel, Person, is the greatest book I have ever read where nothing really happens. A person wanders around Chicago, feeling alternately morose and elated. Although the eponymous Person lives in an apartment, I have never read a book that felt more homeless.
The occasional "Other Version" of a chapter (in which something only vaguely dissimilar to the first version happens) emphasizes the feeling of uncertainty.
I believe that Sam Pink has access to so More...
The occasional "Other Version" of a chapter (in which something only vaguely dissimilar to the first version happens) emphasizes the feeling of uncertainty.
I believe that Sam Pink has access to so More...
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Mar 03, 2011
Marti
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buddy looked at my book and said nevermind. i read a little passage on the first page. he really didnt like that. i asked him why he didn't like it. he told me it was a waste of time and then after a few moments passed he told me i would make a good therapist. you can tell, i'm sure, that the next thing i asked is why he thought i would make a good therapist. he told me because i'm interested in other peoples weirdness.
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Nov 03, 2011
chi
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Haunting. Scary. Not scary. Honest.
Sam Pink's Person is a snapshot of a simple person's mind as he lives life as is. This person is an incredibly poignant narrator. He points out everything wrong with people and the beauty hiding amongst their ruin. It's an excellent book for any person to read.
Sam Pink's Person is a snapshot of a simple person's mind as he lives life as is. This person is an incredibly poignant narrator. He points out everything wrong with people and the beauty hiding amongst their ruin. It's an excellent book for any person to read.
Dec 18, 2011
Ryan
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Short, quick read. The lyricism and sense of humor make it stand out a little better than the rest of his conemtporaries. (Is he part of the Muumuu House gang? If not, he writes like one) But in the end, it's still about a bored 20-something.
Nov 23, 2011
DeWitt
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Person's some tight shit. I'd read this book even if there were a fleet of rape drones saying, "Just do it. I dare you." I'd lick my reading finger and just do it anyway. Fuck a rape drone.
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Aug 05, 2011
Sean
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Man, I've always hated the idea of reviewing a piece of art like this but: This shit really spoke to me. This book was about me. This book had things I cared about in it. This book changed me.
Jan 12, 2012
Alex
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I read this in one sitting. I underlined all of the parts that seemed important or made me laugh out loud. There are a lot of underlined sentences in the book. It seemed relatable.
Feb 07, 2012
Dan
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I wanted to not exist, but still be around. I want to be mixed in the air, just to suffocate everyone within my body mass.
That's how I felt by the end of this book.
That's how I felt by the end of this book.
Mar 12, 2011
Bradley
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Prior to reading this book, I had mostly been familiar with Sam Pink’s poetry (although I had also read a few short-short prose pieces here and there). And this poetry made me a fan of his work, particularly due to its humor and surreal imagery. This book introduced me to his longer work, and I thought it was really great. Unlike his other writing, this is extremely reality-based. Considering Pink’s strength lies in the surreal, I would have assumed that I wouldn’t care for a book that lacked f
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Jul 10, 2011
Jayalexn
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Somewhat humorous, and at times almost insightful...almost, but in an elementary sort of way, which was the point (I think?).
Dec 10, 2010
Benjamin
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Yo, this is it. This book kills it. Get this book. This book is fucking it.
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Feb 12, 2011
Wednesday
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The images from this book linger in my mind. Scenes pop into my daydreams, make me think that the world would be better off with Sam Pink running it, or ruling it, or ruining it. Although the world in ruins is not my personal preference - it would be a place to start. Person is insane in a way that allows one to become comfortable with their own insanity, with their own repetitious insanity and less (twitchingly) comfortable with the mundane insanity that is normalcy.
May 15, 2011
Mike
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Person is the best young-author-penned-book I've read. I wrote a full review of it here: Sam Pink's Person. Highly recommended.
Oct 29, 2011
Darren
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"I don't know what time it is or the date.
I leave my room and walk to the kitchen to get a bowl of cereal.
In my biography this will be the defining event.
This will be the part where I ascend to control."
I leave my room and walk to the kitchen to get a bowl of cereal.
In my biography this will be the defining event.
This will be the part where I ascend to control."
May 14, 2011
Ani
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my little review on red fez of this awesome awesome little novel: http://www.redfez.net/redfez/SubPage1.ph...
Dec 06, 2010
Patrick
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Like The Stranger if The Stranger was funny.
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