Miguel

Jeanette is a wondrously talented author, and it's always a pleasure to experience her prose.

Likely due to me not being the intended audience, I strongly disliked every single character. Their intentions, drive, and choices have a mix of fatuousness and injudiciousness I found unpalatable.

Easy now, Mephistopheles.

A portrayal of unfettered ambition that lacks in persuasive power and results in a tale devoid of emotional profundity and human subtlety.

Millhauser's depiction of the American Dream is a colourless and monotonous exploration of ostentation and duplicity.

This may well be one of the most underwhelming recipients of the Pulitzer award, if not the most disappointing.

She wore serenity brightly like the rainbow.

Fun.

At least they had fun.

It has the best of moments, it has the worst of moments.

A B minor sonata crescendo in word form.

A glorious quasi new wave fever dream of unexpected depth.

Third time: still superb.

Extraordinarily deep lore and world-building. An interesting campaign.

Everyone should read this.

Everything makes much more sense now.

Easy, Merry, easy...

A wonderful view on post-Korean war America, particularly New Orleans, through the lens of a twenty nine year old traumatised man in search of values and purpose.

Stupendous.

Fuckin hell!