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A review by jasminenoack
Muscle Memory by Steve Lowe
5.0
I hate you steve. like really really hate you. how can this book be only 56 pages long. I mean I was thinking it was about 75 and when it ended. Well I'm not speaking to you for at least the next 20 minutes because that was just mean.
This book is totally in my top 2 for bizarro novels. To avoid offense, I'll withhold the other contender so you can all pretend it's your novel. Fuck this is probably in my top ten novels overall. I love this book. In the book do you think what you think you think or some similar nonsense title there is a quiz on aesthetics. The point of the quiz being the thing you would take with you to a desert island is not the thing that you would claim is great art. We like to say things like "Look at that skill?" But really skill can go fuck itself. Well traditional "you can't compare modern writers to shakespeare type "skill"". Steve Lowe is totally better than shakespeare... Except maybe othello but that is another debate for another review.
I wasn't going to read this book today. See I started this other book the alternative hero but it has suggested listening and since I'm not a music person I have none of the right songs on my ipod and have to download them. So this morning I got up late and grabbed London is the best city in america because it was on my bed and this because it was in the barnes and noble bag on my desk chair and short so I could read it then move on to the book I wanted to read. Plus I told him I would read it like forever ago. But now that poor book. It isn't going to be able to compete with this amazingness.
Are you getting the point that this book is awesome?
Okay somethings actually about the book. It has a nice sentimental side and says hornbyesqe things like "when did we stop laughing." It takes an overused plot device and uses it ironically and in a new way, umberto would be proud. and it is fucking amazingly fun to read.
Steve... I want a longer book... NOW
This book is totally in my top 2 for bizarro novels. To avoid offense, I'll withhold the other contender so you can all pretend it's your novel. Fuck this is probably in my top ten novels overall. I love this book. In the book do you think what you think you think or some similar nonsense title there is a quiz on aesthetics. The point of the quiz being the thing you would take with you to a desert island is not the thing that you would claim is great art. We like to say things like "Look at that skill?" But really skill can go fuck itself. Well traditional "you can't compare modern writers to shakespeare type "skill"". Steve Lowe is totally better than shakespeare... Except maybe othello but that is another debate for another review.
I wasn't going to read this book today. See I started this other book the alternative hero but it has suggested listening and since I'm not a music person I have none of the right songs on my ipod and have to download them. So this morning I got up late and grabbed London is the best city in america because it was on my bed and this because it was in the barnes and noble bag on my desk chair and short so I could read it then move on to the book I wanted to read. Plus I told him I would read it like forever ago. But now that poor book. It isn't going to be able to compete with this amazingness.
Are you getting the point that this book is awesome?
Okay somethings actually about the book. It has a nice sentimental side and says hornbyesqe things like "when did we stop laughing." It takes an overused plot device and uses it ironically and in a new way, umberto would be proud. and it is fucking amazingly fun to read.
Steve... I want a longer book... NOW