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matt_zimo's review
3.0
Reminded me of of the Daniil Kharms. I was terrified, but evidently it's humorous?
lybe's review
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
2 stars for beautifully ornate language...
Half way through every other sentence the depicted reality changes into something else (whatever that might be) and it feels like a rocky fever dream. Then half way through the book it just gets extremely annoying to no clear purpose whatsoever. That whole landlord situation? The casual mention of Dan being in Europe *literally* had me roll my eyes because this whole text is nothing but American.
zachwerb's review against another edition
4.0
An odd, small, schizophrenic novel (in a good way). The characters interact and conversations lapse into full blown new story lines. Reading it at times confused me, but the prose and writing is excellent. The little tangents spoken are excellent. Would suggest if you like stories that are barely stories, reminds me a little of cesar aira.
theartolater's review against another edition
2.0
I’ve fully enjoyed much of the Dorothy Project books I've read up to this point. Dan is hailed as one of the early classics of their run, and I can see why - it has a pretty bizarre premise (a woman-out-of-place story in a male-dominated village in Europe) and has all the literary trappings to go with it.
I personally found the book to be a little inpenetrable in some regards, and having read it some time before writing this review, I cannot say much of it stuck with me. That's two massive strikes against the book, and I'll overall just say that, in a series of hits for Dorothy, this is a rare miss.
I personally found the book to be a little inpenetrable in some regards, and having read it some time before writing this review, I cannot say much of it stuck with me. That's two massive strikes against the book, and I'll overall just say that, in a series of hits for Dorothy, this is a rare miss.
kathleenivy's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
hillbillarincess's review against another edition
4.0
This book was all over the place and incredibly bizarre. I do not think I really got it. Just the same, I absolutely loved every second I spent in its pages.
jamesdig's review against another edition
4.0
Only complaint is that it was too short. The ending is an ending, but there was no reason it had to stop there.
daneekasghost's review
4.0
Dan is a town that shifts. People disappear without necessarily going anywhere. And it may be that the entire town is conspiring against Melba. The whole book kept trapping Melba further and further, and the narrative kept me off balance throughout. The lack of chapters just reinforced the way the book entwines the reader and keeps pulling you and her along.
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