Great title, of course - as provocative as you could want, but what I really liked was the phrasing. He really described things in fresh ways. Eugenides doesn't call attention to imagery, and metaphor, but it's there, effortless, plentiful, and perfect. The xylophone of a spine, the viral spread of malaise, winter being the part of earth's orbit in the dark, cobwebby corners of the solar system.
What's that? You all read this and saw the movie like twenty years ago, so why am I telling you this now? Look, I've been busy, OK!?
What's that? You all read this and saw the movie like twenty years ago, so why am I telling you this now? Look, I've been busy, OK!?
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