Thursday, August 18, 2005
I Dream of Microwaves
... is the title of a book I've just finished, and feel that I should rave about to you, dear reader.
It's the first book from Imad Rahman, a Pakistani-American, and features a protagonist who then appears in multiple short stories. I liked the fact that characters you were introduced to in one story would then appear again subsequently in a completely different plot.
I think what warmed to me to the lead is that he is an erstwhile actor (something I can identify with from a previous life) and he drinks too much (er...).
The opening line from the first story:
"I was trying to get my mind off drinking by pouring hot coffee on my arm when I got a letter out of the blue from an old girl-friend, Eileen."
[This bode well for the rest of the book, the same way I felt sure about 'Sideways' (the novel) when I saw the quotation from Withnail ("We've gone on holiday by mistake") following the dedication.]
Another favourite line (delivered to a hospital operator during a bout of chest pain):
"I'm being attached by my heart."
Recommended especially to anyone who has spent time cracking the boards, either amateur or pro...
It's the first book from Imad Rahman, a Pakistani-American, and features a protagonist who then appears in multiple short stories. I liked the fact that characters you were introduced to in one story would then appear again subsequently in a completely different plot.
I think what warmed to me to the lead is that he is an erstwhile actor (something I can identify with from a previous life) and he drinks too much (er...).
The opening line from the first story:
"I was trying to get my mind off drinking by pouring hot coffee on my arm when I got a letter out of the blue from an old girl-friend, Eileen."
[This bode well for the rest of the book, the same way I felt sure about 'Sideways' (the novel) when I saw the quotation from Withnail ("We've gone on holiday by mistake") following the dedication.]
Another favourite line (delivered to a hospital operator during a bout of chest pain):
"I'm being attached by my heart."
Recommended especially to anyone who has spent time cracking the boards, either amateur or pro...
