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Loading... Men and Cartoons (edition 2005)by Jonathan Lethem
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Super Goat Man and Vivian Relf are phenomenal stories. ( ) A few of these stories were pretty good (not great imho), a few lacked even a modicum of depth, and a few depended on a very forgiving reader, straddling the area between okay and lame. This is my first experience with Jonathan Lethem, and with so many better Jonathans to read, I don't think I'll be revisiting this one. A few of these stories were pretty good (not great imho), a few lacked even a modicum of depth, and a few depended on a very forgiving reader, straddling the area between okay and lame. This is my first experience with Jonathan Lethem, and with so many better Jonathans to read, I don't think I'll be revisiting this one. no reviews | add a review
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A boozy ex-military captain trapped in a mysterious vessel searches for his runaway son, an aging superhero settles into academia, and a professional "dystopianist" receives a visit from a suicidal sheep. "Men and Cartoons" contains eleven fantastical, amusing, and moving stories written in a dizzying array of styles that shows the remarkable range and power of Lethem's vision. Sometimes firmly grounded in reality, and other times spinning off into utterly original imaginary worlds, this book brings together marvelous characters with incisive social commentary and thought provoking allegories. A visionary and creative collection that only Jonathan Lethem could have produced, the Vintage edition features two stories not published in the hardcover edition, "The Shape We're In" and "Interview with the Crab. No library descriptions found. |
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