Gun, With Occasional Music: A Novel
 

Gun, With Occasional Music: A Novel

by Jonathan Lethem

Conrad Metcalf has problems. He has a monkey on his back, a rabbit in his waiting room, and a trigger-happy kangaroo on his tail. (Maybe evolution therapy is not such a good idea.)

He's been shadowing Celeste, the wife of an affluent Oakland urologist. Maybe falling in love with her a little at the same time. When the doctor turns up dead, Metcalf finds himself caught in a... (read more)

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  • Rated 4 stars

A trippy little murder mystery that takes place in a somewhat bizarre and sinister future. Part hard-boiled detective story, part alternate-reality science fiction, this book is difficult to classify. Think Dashell Hammett meets Philip K. Dick. Starts slowly but really picks up steam halfway through and barrels towards a really satisfying conclusion. Strange in a good way.

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  • suzycreamcheese

    suzycreamcheese said:

    I love this book.

    posted Sunday, October 21 2007
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