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Lädt ... Teaching the Dog to Read {novella}von Jonathan Carroll
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"Mid-level office drone Tony Areal receives an extravagant gift: the Lichtenberg wristwatch he has always coveted. Shortly afterward, he receives an even grander gift: the luxurious--and expensive--Porsche Cayman that has always been the car of his dreams. Accompanying the car is the mysterious Alice, who knows more about Tony's dreams and desires than Tony himself. This encounter opens the door to a rich and unexpected universe: the world behind the world"--From publisher description. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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but the dream remembers us.
--Linda Pastan
I'm into epigraphs this morning. And also, this story. Because after I finished it last night I was kind of reviewing it in my head, and then this morning I had the realization that turned the lights on, that great a-ha moment and now I can't stop smiling.
That's the kind of story this is. It seems to me that Jonathan Carroll is a very generous writer, or at least he's been very generous in this story. He is not asking his readers to fight for this, he wants you to have this very wonderful little meditation on life and so he has sent this nice pitch right over the plate and its right there and he is totally rooting for you to knock it out of the park. But he is not smug! He is not self-satisfied! Never a moment of author condescension anywhere in here.
So what did I enjoy about it? I loved the rhinos and the bullterriers. The ants with big shoes. The can opener! I loved the can opener! I loved the parallel when Day says he didn't script anything and then A. just lets the experiment run. I loved the unabashed shallowness of desire (A watch. A Porsche. A man with a watch and a Porsche.) that deepens into more. I loved the poignancy of the looking-glass Red King whose-dream-is-this that happens in kind of a slow motion tsunami through the whole thing. I loved the layers of teaching a dog to read. I love that I can tell you all this without spoiling anything in the slightest.
(There was a moment towards the beginning when I was in a state of confusion, I thought there was too much telegraphing of punches going on. I was all, don't tell me the story, pal, show me the story. And everything seemed so blatant. So if you have that reaction, don't worry about it. Just read on through. It vanished for me the moment it was disclosed that Night
So, yes. Go get yourself this story and read it. As for me, I will be reading [b:The Land of Laughs|42143|The Land of Laughs|Jonathan Carroll|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388472821s/42143.jpg|495086].
(Almost forgot: if you get this on ebook, it starts at the epigraph (at least on Kindle) which is a nice touch, but do yourself a favor and page back and look at that cover. It's a lovely touch.)
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