Andrew Biss

Inane 99 page novella about a son who is "kicked out" of his home. Come to find out everybody was dead and his parents were done with purgatory (?) so he needed to be on his own and he goes to the last boarding house at the end of the world. I'm not sure if the conversation the main character has with several of the dead (a woman with no stomach, 3 Afghans with no heads) are philosophical or just stupid; I can't tell. This was a free Kindle book in 2014 and I'm so very glad I did not pay for this trash… (meer)

I absolutely loved this book! This is a book that not everyone is going to love, but I enjoy the awkward. The ones that leave you with wonder, what happens next? Even telling the story is tough without giving away spoilers. The odd cast of characters, the way they spoke, and the odd parents of Valentine. It all settles comfortably inside my mind. While others thrash for understanding, I just want to relive it all over again.

Here I was supposed to just have a small break from a current read, and I got so sucked in I couldn't stop. Now, that's a book.:)… (meer)

This is an oddball, quirky kind of book about the serious topics of change, death, and letting things go. To be honest there were times when I sat looking at a line or phrase and wondered to myself if it was meant to be funny or if it was accidentally funny. There were also times when I found myself questioning the age and mental abilities of the main character. He comes across as a young child, but certainly his parents wouldn't be throwing out anyone who wasn't old enough to take care of themselves?

For the most part, this is the kind of unique look on things that I really enjoy, so the story was just perfect for me. Unfortunately, it's not the kind of story that will appeal to anyone. You really are going to have to come in to the book with an open mind and a willingness to accept Alice in Wonderland type events in order to thoroughly enjoy it.… (meer)