This is not a novel

An entertaining curiosity, especially if you're interested in the lives of artists and writers. I admire novels with experimental structure, but, I'm sad to say, many don't stick with me.

brilliant; about 30 pages in, you start reading this book differently. it transforms from a collection of (seemingly random) quotes & factoids into themes you have to read between the lines for. markson changes the way you read / think / interpret and the way he does it is incredible