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The Skin of Dreams
The Skin of Dreams | Raymond Queneau
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The_Penniless_Author
The Skin of Dreams | Raymond Queneau
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This is a difficult one to rate. The narrative weaves back and forth between the MC's rather tedious and impoverished existence and his daydreams, which are so vivid as to sublimate reality. As someone given to vivid daydreaming, I completely relate to this, even if it can make for a disorienting reading experience at times. Queneau's wordplay is dazzling at times and very funny, even in translation. It's not quite like anything I've ever read 👇

The_Penniless_Author ...before, and the experimental qualities that make it such an interesting and admirable book also keep me from loving it unabashedly. Definitely worth reading once, though I'll be interested to see if I ever feel compelled to revisit it. 3mo
Aimeesue Nice review! 3mo
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#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

Garbage tumbled out of the metal bin and fell in a torrent into the trash can, eggshells, cores, greasy paper, peels.

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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1. I have about a dozen books in the on-deck circle to read next, but I'm not sure which I'll choose. Most likely The Skin of Dreams or Portnoy's Complaint (thanks @RaeLovesToRead 😊).

2. No, between the NYRB bookclub and all my local used bookstores I have more than enough to read at the moment.

Tag @RaeLovesToRead @CBee @BarbaraBB @eeclayton @dabbe

RaeLovesToRead Fair warning: he complains a lot.. 🤣 7mo
TheSpineView Let's not talk about how much we have to read. 😳😬📚📚📚📚📚📚📚 7mo
dabbe Will do; thanks for the tag! 😘 7mo
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