American Literature: Imaginative Qualities of Actual Things (Paperback)

from lriley

It's funny that even though Gilbert Sorrentino wrote many books and was a distinguished--albeit somewhat too unknown (especially by his own countrymen) writer--it is this his first book which I like the most. As it works out it was the first book of his I read also--not by design. It's just the w...

from giovannigf

Hilarious and searing satire of New York's literary world in the 50s and 60s. Beautifully written, the only drawback being a streak of misogyny that I'm blaming on the time it was written.

from HearTheWindSing

Every time you read a Sorrentino, a week is added to MJ's life.

from flydodofly

unbelievable writing talent, lavishly displayed. not an emotion revealed, but intellectually gripping and taking you this way and that, suddenly turning around to show yet another possibility. the master of what ifs, without a why. because he could.

from lriley

It's funny that even though Gilbert Sorrentino wrote many books and was a distinguished--albeit somewhat too unknown (especially by his own countrymen) writer--it is this his first book which I like the most. As it works out it was the first book of his I read also--not by design. It's just the w...