The Girl in the Glass
August 17th, 2005I finished Jeff Ford’s The Girl in the Glass. I don’t think there’s a single writer out there who can fuse pulp and literary fiction like Ford does. While the new book isn’t as elegant as his last, The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque, it’s still a great read.
But since I’m not writing reviews here, I’ll draw up a list of things this book touches on:
- Ghosts
- Eugenics
- The Ku Klux Klan
- Long Island
- The Great Depression
- Mexicans
- Magicians
- Seances
- Circus/Midway Freaks
- Monsters
- Butterflies
That packs quite a bit into a 280-page thriller. Check it out!
August 17th, 2005 at 6:59 pm
I’m jealous! I don’t even have a copy yet but the woman who I placed my order with at B&N had actually heard of him. Always a good sign. Anyway, she said it will be in “some time this month.” Sigh.
In the meantime, I’m reading the new Doctorow.
August 17th, 2005 at 8:12 pm
I’ve heard the new Doctorow is actually pretty good, a sort of departure for him. More surreal. Let me know.
August 22nd, 2005 at 8:57 am
More surreal is a good description. It fuses his usual net-centric themes with some odd fantasy ideas. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. Plus, it falls apart at the ending. I’d say check it out from the library or wait for the paperback.
And now I’m reading the Ford.