Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Super Sad True Love Story   Gary Shteyngart
Well-written, interesting novel about dystopian America in the very near future. The narrative framework is diary entries by Lenny and text messages of his lover Eunice that chronicle their relationship and the devolution of an already-teetering United States. This format works very well, especially the language of the text messages. The love story is sad, and the creeping dystopia seems true. Even though the weak ending undermines the power of the story, I enjoyed this book, very well executed overall. Glad I read it.

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