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A review by msjoanna
Glass Soup by Jonathan Carroll
4.0
Approximately a year ago, I read [b:White Apples|157821|White Apples|Jonathan Carroll|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/418TRETS5WL._SL75_.jpg|968925]. I thought the book had a lot of promise, but ultimately didn't work. This book, the sequel to White Apples was an excellent follow up and brought the pieces together. The "rules" of the surreal universe seemed more logical and moreover more fixed in Carroll's ingenious hands. Where White Apples seemed to flounder around and the rules seemed to be changed for the convenience of the plot but not based on any internal consistency, here the surreal turns felt cohesive and preplanned.
I love the idea of a death world created by the memories of the person who died. I enjoyed that premise in [b:Brief History of the Dead|6993885|Brief History of the Dead|Kevin Brockmeier|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255716915s/6993885.jpg|836000] and found it more fully realized and interesting here.
Recommended for all fans of wacky and surrealist fiction. This was an excellent contemporary follow up to my reading of [b:The Third Policeman|27208|The Third Policeman|Flann O'Brien|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167876639s/27208.jpg|3359269].
I love the idea of a death world created by the memories of the person who died. I enjoyed that premise in [b:Brief History of the Dead|6993885|Brief History of the Dead|Kevin Brockmeier|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255716915s/6993885.jpg|836000] and found it more fully realized and interesting here.
Recommended for all fans of wacky and surrealist fiction. This was an excellent contemporary follow up to my reading of [b:The Third Policeman|27208|The Third Policeman|Flann O'Brien|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167876639s/27208.jpg|3359269].