Bubblegum A Novel
"Set in an alternate present-day world in which the Internet does not exist, and has never existed. Rather, a wholly different species of interactive technology--a 'flesh-and-bone robot' called the Curio--has dominated both the market and the cultural imagination since the late 1980s. Belt Magnet, who as a boy in greater Chicago became one of the lucky first adopters of a Curio, is now writing his memoir, and through it we follow a singular man out of sync with the harsh realities of a world he feels alien to, but must find a way to live in"--
Reviews
Anthony Sabourin@anthonysabourin
At its best and at its worst, a convincing argument for obliterating all thought.
Daryl Houston@dllh
I wrote (and will have another post or two) about this book at some length here. In short, I liked the book a lot. Bits of it are pretty hard to stomach, and it's not your classic narrative novel, but it's not a classically hard book, and it's chock full of humor (and some serious stuff too). It's very much worth a read if you've liked Levin's other work or are into the usual big postmodern type novels.
Patrick Book@patrickb
kate@katelucia