A-Swim-At-Two-Birds
I haven’t read the whole story yet, so I don’t know how much I’m going to like it once it is all said and done. Who knows, the ending could be terrible.
Anyway, I really enjoyed Brighton Rock, and I’m really enjoying this story, A-Swim-At-Two-Birds by Flann O’Brien.
It starts off a little confusing, but then you realize we are learning about the writer and the story in pseudo-realtime. It is almost like a journal. Well, the journal of someone who only has one notebook to write in and wants to keep a diary at the same time he also writes a story or two.
It actually reminds me of my one notebook in my book bag. There are notes in there from Linguistics, from Physics, and there is even bits and pieces of a short story about zombies.
Anyway, A-Swim-At-Two-Birds is one of those books that gives you a story in a way you’re not used to. In a lot of cases, this is a bad thing. In this case, it is an interesting breath of fresh air.
