In The Machine

Just finished the first section of Michael Cunningham's 2005 novel, Specimen Days. Wow. It's a powerful, taught, perfectly controled narrative leading up to one hell of a climax. Plus, it includes lots of excellent Walt Whitman quotes! I hope to write more about it later, but for now it'll have to suffice that it's dominated my thoughts for the last few days, the hallmark of any good writing.