Call It Sleep: A Novel

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It's a hit!

The psychological point of view from the child is very good. Reminds me of when I was young and how I thought as a child, both the good and the ba... (show more)

The psychological point of view from the child is very good. Reminds me of when I was young and how I thought as a child, both the good and the bad. Also a nice snapshot of turn of the century immigrant New York City. Last section of the book was outstanding with it's stream of consciousness much like Joyce's Ulyssess. (show less)

 

 

by Mark Menslage

No, it's a flop!

Hmm. I've come across this book mentioned by writers who say it was a big influence on them, and I can see why. I can see why, and it was interesti... (show more)

Hmm. I've come across this book mentioned by writers who say it was a big influence on them, and I can see why. I can see why, and it was interesting on that level. It had its moments as a story and vivid description; there's a lot I'm likely to remember. But I found myself losing patience--enough, already, I get it, I get it! It went on a bit too long. Or something. But I'm glad I finally read it. (show less)

 

 

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  I love this book. It's a little too artistic for some people, but note how he uses things being the center of attention to give them power. It is reitterated throughout the book how one single thing will draw power from everything around it.

   

   

  by Gavin Attoe on Jul 16, 2009 at 05:38PM

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  I just read this book along with my undergraduate students in a course I'm teaching on rhetoric & immigrant literature. It's sort of the penultimate twentieth-century immigrant novel, so I recognize its mastery. But while I liked it well enough, it didn't rock my world. Some of my students absolutely loved it, though, and I always like it when a course reading is a home run with students.

   

   

  by Amy Dayton-Wood on Mar 08, 2009 at 03:53AM

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