Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Bookmark 6
PopCo, by Scarlett Thomas, is many things all at once: a coming of age story, a workplace satire, a compendium of facts about homeopathy, a treatise on mathematics and cryptography, a diatribe against consumer culture, a pirate story, and a literary mystery. Some of these elements are more successful than others, and the whole thing ended with more of a whimper than a bang. Still, I'm curious to read the book Thomas wrote after this one, The End of Mr Y, which someone recommended to me, but which is not available on Kindle.
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Seriously... have you read ALL these books on your trip?! Are you a speed reader? : ) Thanks for continuing to share the blog. I am really enjoying it!
ReplyDeleteYou really should write when you retire in a few years. I'll read the first draft.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dana...I'm glad you like the blog!
ReplyDeleteAnd actually, I feel like I haven't read that much on this trip, because we've been busy, and writing the blog actualy takes a little time. Speaking of which...thanks for the vote of confidence, Jon, but the problem is, I have not a single creative molecule in my body...there's simply no way I could write fiction.
How about your memoirs? Let's title it: "Pedipod. The Life and Times of a Female Orthopaedist." Or better yet: "When in Doubt, Force It! Life as a Female Pediatric Orthopaedist"
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