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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
The circuitous opening, a little repetitive and meandering as Aira tries to land on the story he wants to give to this title he’s come up with, can be a touch frustrating – but once the journey is underway and the reader has sussed out exactly what the author is up to, it latches on with a delightful trill of energy. I laughed out loud, both at humor and absurdity, and I was impressed by the way that Aira writes only to his own satisfaction as the end draws near. Even though the novella felt slight throughout, it still was a joy and a delight. Now to go pick the next one…
More at RB: https://ragingbiblioholism.com/2016/04/14/the-seamstress-and-the-wind/
and, originally, at TNBBC: http://thenextbestbookblog.blogspot.com/2016/04/drew-reviews-seamstress-and-wind.html
More at RB: https://ragingbiblioholism.com/2016/04/14/the-seamstress-and-the-wind/
and, originally, at TNBBC: http://thenextbestbookblog.blogspot.com/2016/04/drew-reviews-seamstress-and-wind.html
Beautifully written. The plot is a bit...odd. The author talks to the reader throughout the book. In the last chapter he tell us that if he planned the book out, the different threads of the book would have come together neatly in the end. But Aira doesn't plan his books. He has an idea and he sits down and writes the whole book in one fell swoop.
I think that I need to re-read this one when I can devote a bit more time and attention to it. The writing was beautiful, but I think that most of the book passed me by.
I know I say this every time I finish an Aira but this may be the best one yet (except How I Became A Nun will always be the true #1). Silly, surreal, metaphysical, metafictional, completely unlike anything else out there.