Dad Says He Saw You at the Mall
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Book Overview
Fiction. From Ken Sparling's intro: "When someone asked me what DAD SAYS HE SAW YOU AT THE MALL was about, it felt like I'd seen a beautiful tree and struggled to describe it to someone, only to have... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0679426582
ISBN13:9780679426585
Release Date:May 1996
Publisher:Alfred A. Knopf
Length:187 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.3" x 7.8"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
My favorite writer
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
Ken Sparling is my favorite writer. What else can I say? I love him.
one of the best books i've ever read.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
This book is so beautiful and magic. It's the best book to come out of the ninties. Ken Sparling has such an understanding of modern life that opens your soul & face.
Reminiscent of the groundbreaking work of the "Beats"
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
While working in a bookstore I spotted this interesting little book and read it in one sitting.What impressed me was the unique style in wich it was written.Almost as if the author left a sheet of paper in his typerwriter and casually added a paragraph or two as he was living it.My only regret is that there isn't anymore to read.It's refreshing to see an author willing to throw away the "traditional" method of writing , stick his neck out , and bare his soul.Granted this book is not for everyone , but if you have an interest in literature that is off the beaten path , then this is one for you.
"Dad" ain't bad!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
I really thought this book was an interesting read. It is billed as a novel, but it isn't one in a coventional sense. It is hard to tell if there is even any fiction in it. There are moments in this book, lines, paragraphs that are wonderfully clever and profound. It is easy to read, but hard to understand. There is little flow to this book, and so all you have is the text, not any rhythm or expection of what will come next. If you expect to understand, you will probably be disappointed. If you expect to be amused and to look at literature in a new way, you should rather enjoy Dad Says He Saw You At The Mall.
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