Search -
Superworse: The Novel: A Remix of Superbad: Stories and Pieces by Ben Greenman
Superworse The Novel A Remix of Superbad Stories and Pieces by Ben Greenman Author:Ben Greenman The original hardcover Superbad from McSweeney's was a collection of two dozen pieces ranging from postmodern satire to more serious fiction. The lot of it has been remixed - much like popular music - and reprinted in trade paper. The result: a challenging novel with a clear set of themes and characters, tightly constructed and intricately inter... more »woven. As Susan Minot writes, Greenman's mind is hard to pin down and can be likened to that of "a Russian short story writer, a slapstick gag writer, an art critic, a literary critic, a cultural commentator, a cowboy, a satirist, a scientist ... a surrealist, a nut and genius, a stand-up comedian, a child prodigy, a dreamer, and a poet."« less