"Miss Kawasemi?" Orito kneels on a stale and sticky futon. "Can you hear me?"
Boring, I know, but it's David-Fucking-Mitchell and it quickly gets underway with a bang. Check this, from page 9:
"He inhales once, twice, three times; his crinkled face crumples...
...and the shuddering newborn boiled-pink despot howls at Life."
Now
that's a line. In a book sure to be chock full of them.
Very excited about this one, a gem in what was a bumper-crop of books that arrived for my birthday this year. Thanks all!
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