14 February 2020

Book Beginning: Room Temperature by Nicholson Baker


Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader. Share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires.

I was in the rocking chair giving our six-month-old Bug her late afternoon bottle.
 


I bought this novella because I had read Baker's first one, "The Mezzanine", which I liked. Wikipedia says that earlier book "created the genre of digressive, annotational metafiction for which Baker is best known". Basically he concentrates on the minute details of everyday life in a stream-of-consciousness style. I expect this book to be a fun, interesting read.


4 comments:

  1. Fascinating description of the author's genre/style/bent/whatever.

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    1. Thanks, his style is unusual! I plan to discuss it a lot when I finish and review this book.

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  2. Stream-of-consciousness writing can be hit or miss, but when done well, it's pretty amazing. I haven't heard of this author before, but you have me curious. Thank you for sharing! Have a great weekend.

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    1. Baker's stream is almost claustrophobia after I've been reading the book for a while. So very detailed. I think "The Mezzanine" is his most famous, and I liked it. They are short, so try one from the library!

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