Edwin Mullhouse, a novelist at 10, is mysteriously dead at 11. As a memorial, Edwin's bestfriend, Jeffrey Cartwright, decides that the life of this great American writer must be told. He follows Edwin's development from his preverbal first noises through his love for comic books to the fulfillment of his literary genius in the remarkable novel, Cartoons.
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The best friend of a child genius follows the gifted writer's brief career until his death at the age of eleven.
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Von David Worden
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Much of the "stuff" of the novel has been skillfully described in previous reviews here, so, briefly, let me add that since reading this hauntingly mysterious book, I have been gorging myself on other works of the author. "Martin Dressler", and now, "The Knife Thrower and other Stories". And, I don't plan to stop there. It took me some time to catch on to the darkness beneath "Edwin", and I recommend patience on the part of the new reader of Millhauser's work for the pay-off is glorious, enigmatic, enchanted, and eye-opening.
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Previous reviewers are right to single out Millhauser's stunningly accurate, beautifully rendered descriptions of the minutiae of childhood--he remembers everything of childhood we've forgotten.
More importantly, in his own playful and deadly way, he draws readers into a sinister dance, making us accomplices to the crime at the heart of the book. Among other things, if you're a reader of "real" biographies, you'll likely return to your nonfiction with a slightly different take on the genre.
Not that the following statement will win the books zillions of new readers, but, if you love (or at least admire) Nabokov's Pale Fire, be sure not to miss Edwin Mullhouse.
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I loved this book. It is one of the most original pieces of work I've read in years. It masterfully blends truth and fiction in such a way that you are drawn into the life story of Edwin Mullhouse. Beyond the descriptive imagery, which is fantastic, and brought back many of my own memories of childhood, this book plays with form, in that it is a FICTIONAL account written in the style of a classic English biography. The narrator is a child, but writes in an adult manner, giving detailed accounts and analysis to such events in Edwin's life as how he learned to speak, his first comic book, and the first great love of his life (in 1st grade).
This juxtaposition of adult analysis with childish feelings, toys, and concerns makes a great new form of "fictional biography"
I also loved the "physicality" of words that exists in this work. Edwin, just learning to write, can't help seeing words as pictures. For example, "yellow" is a boat with a rudder and two smoke stacks and "bed" is two fat men looking at each other over a table. Edwin is fascinated with cartoons and comics and writes his masterpiece, "Cartoons" when he is just 11. This is basically a very detailed account of a cartoon. I LOVED IT! To "read" a cartoon and see it in your head as you read brings a new dimension to the printed page. The words become images and the images are words. Great reading, and highly recommended for any serious writer or anyone who wants to remember their childhood....(note: I picked up this book when I heard Charles Frazier was reading it; he wrote Cold Mountain---not only a great author, but a great book critic it seems ;)
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I couldn't even get through it!
I found this book on Amazon, and it looked decent enough. But when I went home and began to read it, I foundthat was really nothing more than lists, LKists of books that the... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 7. August 1998 von Melody
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This book rearranged my brain.
This book works on more self-reflexive fiction/non-fiction levels than any book I have ever read with the possible exception of Maus - with which it shares a magical ability to... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 19. Mai 1998 von spooneye@escape.com
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This book is magic. That's all there is to it.
Edwin Mullhouse is the story of a young author who takes his inspiration from comic books and animated shorts, and who was tragically dead at 11 years old. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 9. Dezember 1997 veröffentlicht
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what a memory!
Remember the bubbly, melting bulb after your parents took a flash photo of you? Pistachio ice cream on a sugar cone? Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 6. August 1997 veröffentlicht
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