Absurdistan
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781847080066 (1847080065)
Publish date: February 4th 2008
Publisher: Granta Books
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Humor,
Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
American,
Literary Fiction,
Jewish,
Politics,
Contemporary,
Russia
Misha Vainberg, a 325 pound Russian Jew, is the son of the 1,238th richest man in Russia. Sent in 1990 by his Beloved Papa to get his education at the American Accidental College ("located deep in the country's interior and safe from the gay distractions of the eastern and western seaboards"), Misha...
I must first say that I just hate reviewing books that I have given 1 star ratings. I know some reviewers out there enjoy the scathing review. I, personally, just feel like it is yet another an imposition on my time by a novel that was not worth my time in the first place.That said, I think my lea...
A funny, bittersweet picaresque satire of contemporary Russia and Russian-Jewish ennui. Misha is a mixed-up sweetheart, lovable yet deeply dysfunctional. A good read, well-written.
I liked Stheyngart's cynical way of looking at things. The setting of the story is also kind of unusual from my point of view. The book contains as well some rather boring passages towards the end.
Might have worked better as a novella, the absurdity became overwhelming and slow to slog through. Entertaining in parts, I did laugh out loud at times.
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