Geek Love: A Novel by Katherine Dunn Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Geek Love: A Novel
Book Review: one of my top 5 favorite books EVER
Summary: 5 Stars
i loved this book from front to back. it's definately the best book i've read all year. i recommend it to all my friends and even let them borrow my copy.Book Review: what are you people thinking?
Summary: 1 Stars
I'll never get it. I wish I had a dollar for every time I've seen someone unwrap this book as a birthday gift. Each time my hand covers my face incredulously as the giver exclaims "You'll absolutely LOVE this book! It's so great!" And each time I fight the urge to stand up and scream, "Nooooo!" Well, unless I really don't like the birthday girl/boy in which case I sit back & nod my head in agreement.I read Geek Love a few years ago. I'd heard so many recommendations that I decided it was a safe reading choice to take on a 2 week trip to France. I didn't take a back up book. This was my mistake. Yes, it's well written. Yes, it's unique. Yes, it has developed, original characters (the strongest of which are mostly unlikeable to say the least) with unusual relationships & a non-simplistic plot. The problem was that due to this book I spent most of my time in France fighting the urge to vomit along with every chapter. Once I realized I hated it, I thought of putting it aside but I had no back up book and was sitting by the beach a lot with nothing to do. So in the end I decided it would be good to finish what I started before making a final opinion, so I waded through the whole thing. Normally I keep books forever. When I finished the last word of Geek Love, I threw it into the garbage. Then I literally worried that some innocent maid might take it out of the trash to read it & I didn't want to inflict it upon them. We have enough problems with the French not liking us.
If you have no empathy for characters in books, Geek Love might not bother you. If you think Apotemnophiles (people who want to be amputees) are cool, well hey man, this is the book for you. Personally, I simply don't get all of the people who seem to love it. Reading these reviews, I'm amazed to find that I'm in the minority of readers that hated it... but baybee, I'm here to represent. Frankly, I'm proud to say I hated such an evil book... and I don't think I've ever called a book evil before in my life.
That said, while I hated the book I think Katherine Dunn is a great writer. If she wasn't, I probably wouldn't have passionate feelings about what I read. I would actually like to read other stories of hers. About something ELSE, please.