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The Broom of the System (Audio CD) (Unabridged)
The Broom of the System - Audio CD - Unabridged
Author: David Foster Wallace, Robert Petkoff (Narrator)
Fiercely intelligent and entertaining, this debut novel from one of the most innovative writers of our generation explores the paradoxes of language, storytelling, and reality. — At the center of The Broom of the System is the bewitching (and also bewildered) heroine, Lenore Stonecipher Beadsman. The year is 1990 and the place is a sligh...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781607883883
ISBN-10: 1607883880
Publication Date: 6/1/2010
Edition: Unabridged
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3.5 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Book Type: Audio CD
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Jennmarie68 avatar reviewed The Broom of the System (Audio CD) (Unabridged) on + 217 more book reviews
This was another odd one, and I really don't know what to say about it. It was pretty good, but at times it made no sense whatsoever.

Lenore seemed to be a bit dense at times. She just didn't seem to grasp what was going on most of the time. Her boyfriend Rick was teetering on crazy! Her therapist was nuts himself. Her brother and Wang Dang Lang were the most down-to-earth people in the story. And with one being a genius and the other with the name Wang Dang Lang... how down-to-earth can they really be?

I don't know if my lack of connection with this one was because it was an audiobook or if it was because it was just a little to out there for me. I understood the basic theme to the book, but even with the "broom" sweeping the system the story was just plain odd. The characters were really not believable, and the short stories interlaced throughout were distracting. They did serve a purpose in giving insight into how Rick was thinking/feeling, but I think it could have been done much more effectively.

The narrator was ok in this one. A few of the voices he did were off as to how I had them in my head, but he wasn't monotonous to listen to and he did use voices to help differentiate who was talking.

A review copy of this book was provided by the publisher. This is not a paid review and is a truthful and honest review.


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