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A review by norab23
The Book of Formation by Ross Simonini
2.0
2.5 // A revolutionary wave of self-actualization begins in the 1990s, called the Personality Movement and led by an enigmatic family. The rise and fall of the controversial PM cult is told through the perspective of a narrator whose objectivity increasingly corrodes, as well as lengthy interview transcripts.
This was an odd novel that acerbically critiques self-improvement, celebrity culture, and personality. It uses its own, made up terminology that takes some getting used to: “turn”, “p”, “tug”. Ultimately, the idea was compelling but the execution was too avant-garde for my tastes.
This was an odd novel that acerbically critiques self-improvement, celebrity culture, and personality. It uses its own, made up terminology that takes some getting used to: “turn”, “p”, “tug”. Ultimately, the idea was compelling but the execution was too avant-garde for my tastes.