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| #2350600 in Books | 2012-10-16 | 2012-10-16 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.48 x1.24 x6.42l,1.25 | File type: PDF | 384 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| witty to the point of tiresome|By Stanley Hoffman|Jacobson's narrator is clever and witty, but ultimately runs out of gas for the reader. Plainly put, the voice and the life behind it gets tiresome, good writing becomes tedious because the character and his concerns garners ultimately little sympathy. It's like someone complaining so much you just want to cover your ears--in|||“Outlandish, fueled by rage, very much like a brilliant comic stand-up routine… a comic novel of ideas.” ―The New York Times Book |“Anyone who appreciates strong, clever writing will find much to enjoy [in Zoo Time].
Novelist Guy Ableman is in thrall to his vivacious wife Vanessa, a strikingly beautiful red-head, contrary, highly strung and blazingly angry. The trouble is, he is no less in thrall to her alluring mother, Poppy. More like sisters than mother and daughter, they come as a pair, a blistering presence that destroys Guy's peace of mind, suggesting the wildest stories but making it impossible for him to concentrate long enough to write any of them. Not that anyone reads...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Zoo Time: A Novel | Howard Jacobson.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
