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- What It Means to Be Dull
- Intellectually Stimulating. . .not in the geeky way either
- What it Means to be Avant-Garde
- Great storytelling. You must read this book!
- A terrific set of stories. Truly hilarious!
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What It Means to Be Avant-Garde (New Directions Paperbook)
David Antin
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Customer Reviews:
What It Means to Be Dull.......2004-01-31
A friend gave me this book and told me "You have to read this!" I have never begun a book and not finished it, but I came darn close this time. David Antin is a poet so he does not use punctuation or capitalization. He is the very first poet to ever write this way. His poems don't even rhyme (kidding, but no his poems don't rhyme). Anyway, the rules of English can't reign in Antin, but I got over this and read on. Antin writes about his life and comments on this and that but his life is so boring and strange that you begin to wonder how hard it is to get a book published. He goes on and on about this guy who communicates via sounds, I guess it might be entertaining to some people, I don't know, I guess I'm not intellectual enough to enjoy this book. I would have rather read a book about what he ate for lunch every day than this. I gave the book back to my friend and found out that she had never even read it! She had just heard that it was good. I'm still mad at her.
Intellectually Stimulating. . .not in the geeky way either.......2000-03-17
As a student of Professor Antin's at the University of California- San Diego, it was not surprising to me when I found his book just as uniquely interesting and enthralling as his classroom lectures. His collection of stories in this book examines the human condition in a way that is humorous, and richly written, even without the use of punctuation.
What it Means to be Avant-Garde.......2000-03-17
As a student of Professor Antin's at the University of California- San Diego, it was not surprising to me when I found his book just as uniquely interesting and enthralling as his classroom lectures. His collection of stories in this book examines the human condition in a way that is humorous, and richly written, even without the use of punctuation.
Great storytelling. You must read this book!.......1998-07-16
It's a real shame that New Directions press doesn't aggressively market books like "What It Means to Be Avant-Garde". David Antin is one of the most entertaining serious writers working in the English language. His insight into the human condition and the stories he spins in this book are refreshing and hilarious. If Antin relied upon traditional rules of punctuation -- it's somehow liberating that he doesn't -- and had a publisher interested in making a few bucks this book would sell well...very well. Treat yourself and give it a try!
A terrific set of stories. Truly hilarious!.......1996-12-24
It's too bad that this book didn't get more press when it was first published. It's a remarkable collection of witty and probing stories about the human condition. Once you get used to the style (punctuation-free that is), it's one of the fastest reads you'll ever encounter
Book Description
This digital document is an article from The Review of Contemporary Fiction, published by Review of Contemporary Fiction on September 22, 1993. The length of the article is 2970 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
Citation Details
Title: What it Means to Be Avant-Garde.(Brief Article)
Author: Irving Malin
Publication:
The Review of Contemporary Fiction (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 1993
Publisher: Review of Contemporary Fiction
Volume: v13
Issue: n3
Page: p214(1)
Article Type: Book Review, Brief Article
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