Ekaterina

If I were better at book analysis and using my words to express my thoughts, and much smarter than I am, I would discuss Harington's delight in Nabokov and my discomfort with it, play with language, exploration of why he writes, what seems to have shaped him, his coming to terms with lack of recognition, his wrangling with the publishing world, thoughts on life and death and the in between, love in the forms presented here, meta things (and freakin' how!), and structure and form and style.

Instead, because Harington is such a grand storyteller, all I can confidently state is wow, what a ride! This is a giant cat, sprawled out across the mountains he loved, bonelessly luxuriating in imaginative light that shone from amazing creativity, show more stretching out a paw with claws extended to draw blood, releasing a thrumming purr to soothe the sting away, intriguing, joyous, should be read by all. show less

Lots of characters: dead, imaginary, alive... author IN the book but not narrating (that's done by the ghost)... definitly a response to Nabokov, Lolita in particular, a little Gabriel Garcia Marquez maybe... Lots of reference to Harington's other Stay More adventures. So you see, it requires faith. Not for the faint of heart that want, like, a linear narrative. It has the wonderful ambition, originality, humor, style and incredible skill characteristic of all Harington's work... just pushed a little farther over that WTF? line. (see also: Some Other Place) Fabulous.

27-year-old Ekaterina seduces three 12-year-old boys - Kenny, Jason and then Travis Coe.