The Amalgamation Polka Audiobook

" a major change of tactics from wright, without the post-everything despondency that floated among major characters in his first three novels. i think probably i would have enjoyed this more without connections to the earlier books, but overall i found it difficult to connect to his vision of a civil-war era youth. "

" 3.5. The first 50 pages has some of the best writing I've read in years. "

" I picked this up because Wright was being compared to Pynchon. The book had some of Pynchon's madcap anachronisms, but was nowhere nearly as expansive as TP's best work. It was alright, but I didn't have anywhere nearly as much fun as I did with Against The Day. "

" The story of a young man serving in the Civil War and seeing the effect on his country, friends, and family, was quite rambling. It did seem to tell how the war wasn't really present to those outside, and how they did not understanding why it was being fought. "

" it reminded me of tristram shandy only it was the civil war. great use of language and way odd ball characters--laugh out loud funny and crazy in some parts. i had to take breaks sometimes though because my brain had language overload. "

" I got the feeling the author wanted the book to be weirder than it is. It's well done, historically accurate feeling, and provides a couple of unique takes on Civil War-era America, but wasn't narratively compelling, particularly. "

" I loved this book. Stephen Wright's writing style is delightful. He totally immerses you into a witty, strange, Southern world of violence, politics and beauty. "

" The story of a young man serving in the Civil War and seeing the effect on his country, friends, and family, was quite rambling. It did seem to tell how the war wasn't really present to those outside, and how they did not understanding why it was being fought. "

" 3.5. The first 50 pages has some of the best writing I've read in years. "

" I loved this book. Stephen Wright's writing style is delightful. He totally immerses you into a witty, strange, Southern world of violence, politics and beauty. "

" I got the feeling the author wanted the book to be weirder than it is. It's well done, historically accurate feeling, and provides a couple of unique takes on Civil War-era America, but wasn't narratively compelling, particularly. "