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Liked It “I read this book a long time ago but I really liked this book. I bought the book without knowing anything about it, I just liked the cover. I was totally engaged in the story because I was trying to figure out the relationship of the people in the story, I was almost done before I had figured...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “This book is about two people on the phone. Itis boring. It doesn't go anywhere” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“I read this book a long time ago but I really liked this book. I bought the book without knowing anything about it, I just liked the cover. I was totally engaged in the story because I was trying to figure out the relationship of the people in the story, I was almost done before I had figured it out.”
lisa c wrote this review 3 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This book is about two people on the phone. Itis boring. It doesn't go anywhere”
Tracey S wrote this review Friday, October 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is just like eavesdropping on some intimate conversations between 2 people where you pretend to be uninterested with what they're talking about but get drawn nonetheless. A pleasurable read. I found the Tinker Bell reference very funny. ”
Raquel Z wrote this review Friday, October 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was my least favorite of N Baker's novels; but it is pretty good never-the-less. Try The Fermata instead.”
moik wrote this review Saturday, January 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Let us read this book in a double feature with Ballard's "Crash". Because they both explore essentially the same ground of some unlikely things a human mind is capable of finding erotic and arousing. But whereas Ballard comes up with some quite bizzare and slightly outrageous ideas, Baker lets his only two characters chat about mostly cute and endearing things. Like Tinkerbell. I wonder how much that call had cost... One note: for the sake of getting your faith in humanity back, try reading Baker after Ballard.”
Dal Teleny wrote this review Wednesday, September 3 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Maybe it's because I read this when I was pregnant and horny as hell, but I really enjoyed Vox, my first Nicholson Baker book (more than subsequent reads).
Deanna wrote this review Saturday, June 7 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
It's racy, it's direct, and it's damn vivid writing. The book covers one long phone sex call; if you can swing it I suggest you hole up in a coffee house or your couch and read it all in a single sitting. That's what I did and it read well that way. There's a natural erotic progression that would probably suffer from getting broken up.
To borrow a phrase from Bust magazine, this is a stellar one-handed read!”
“I wish everyone could encounter this book the way I did. I literally randomly picked it up off the shelf. I flipped through it and immediately discerned that it was one long telephone conversation. Thinking that was unique, I bought and started reading, having no idea what I was in for. So, I'm not going to tell YOU what the content of the conversation is, but I will say this: it will shock you and touch you. This book is as probing of your ego as a wiretap.”
Russell W wrote this review Friday, May 23 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Tastes experimental. I liked Fermata better. It seemed more refined, but sort of the same story.”
graphicstudent wrote this review Saturday, May 10 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A phone sex call - transcribed. Some hot highlights but not a classic.”
Bri wrote this review Sunday, February 24 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
