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You Don’t Love Me Yet Introduction of the ebook: You Don’t Love Me Yet
Đánh giá : 2.82 /5 (sao)
Bestselling author Jonathan Lethem delivers a hilarious novel about love, art, and what it’s like to be young in Los Angeles. Lucinda Hoekke’s daytime gig as a telephone operator at the Complaint Line—an art gallery’s high-minded installation piece—is about as exciting as listening to dead air. Her real passion is playing bass in her forever struggling, forever unnamed ban Bestselling author Jonathan Lethem delivers a hilarious novel about love, art, and what it’s like to be young in Los Angeles. Lucinda Hoekke’s daytime gig as a telephone operator at the Complaint Line—an art gallery’s high-minded installation piece—is about as exciting as listening to dead air. Her real passion is playing bass in her forever struggling, forever unnamed band. But recently a frequent caller, the Complainer, as Lucinda dubs him, has captivated her with his philosophical musings. When Lucinda’s band begins to incorporate the Complainer’s catchy, existential phrases into their song lyrics, they are suddenly on the cusp of their big break. There is only one problem: the Complainer wants in. …more
Review ebook You Don’t Love Me Yet
Audio book experiment II failed.
I am pretty sure this book would have blown even if I had read it on the page. I listened to it while driving back and forth to Santa Clara from my home office for a project I was working on. I was sick of my iPod so I thought I’d try audio books. (I have since learned from friend recommendations and personal experience that it is not the best idea to listen to fiction while driving.)
Anyway, as far as I could surmise, this book is about a young band trying to brea Audio book experiment II failed.
I am pretty sure this book would have blown even if I had read it on the page. I listened to it while driving back and forth to Santa Clara from my home office for a project I was working on. I was sick of my iPod so I thought I’d try audio books. (I have since learned from friend recommendations and personal experience that it is not the best idea to listen to fiction while driving.)
Anyway, as far as I could surmise, this book is about a young band trying to break into the music business. Some weird shit happened with a kangaroo in a bathroom, but I had totally lost track of what was going on by the time I realized there was a kangaroo in a bathroom. There was a sex scene which almost made me drive off the road, so that accounts for the second star.
Why I didn’t like this book:
1. The writing is poor. It was read by the author himself so I thought it would at least sound the way he intended, but even that didn’t help.
2. The title of the book is ripped off from a Roky Erickson song. It bums me out that this crappy book is named after such a beautiful song. Erickson wasn’t even acknowledged anywhere in the book. So I am here to tell you (for what it’s worth): No, Jonathan Lethem didn’t think of the title on his own.
3. And this is my biggest pet peeve. The band eventually gets a gig and rocks the house with their single. The crowd chants for them to play their single a second time, so they do and they rock the house again. THIS WOULD NEVER HAPPEN! NO ONE likes it when a band plays a single twice in one show! It never, ever sounds as good as the first time and it’s totally lame and it kills the moment. It’s like telling the audience you have no additional material and you’ll never be more than that one song. It is the lamest move a band can ever make. I can’t believe Lethem actually put that in his book. …more
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