Rudi reviewed Antkind by Charlie Kaufman
Review of 'Antkind' on 'Goodreads'
I can't get this book out of my head. I went into it with high expectations, as Charlie Kaufman is my favorite screenwriter and I adore most of his movies. And I was in some ways not disapointed, as this book is very much Kaufman. It explores most of the themes that he already has spent a lot of time with in his other work: age, culture, memories, death, defying structure, ego, the passing of time, etc. But it is also an extremely silly book, and at times really hilarious. His movies often stares mortality and death straight in the eye, but this book is more like sketch comedy about it.
There's no real reason to trying summoning up the plot. It's often dream logic, even though there's always some form of coherence. But it's also made in a way that makes you go back to the start right after …
I can't get this book out of my head. I went into it with high expectations, as Charlie Kaufman is my favorite screenwriter and I adore most of his movies. And I was in some ways not disapointed, as this book is very much Kaufman. It explores most of the themes that he already has spent a lot of time with in his other work: age, culture, memories, death, defying structure, ego, the passing of time, etc. But it is also an extremely silly book, and at times really hilarious. His movies often stares mortality and death straight in the eye, but this book is more like sketch comedy about it.
There's no real reason to trying summoning up the plot. It's often dream logic, even though there's always some form of coherence. But it's also made in a way that makes you go back to the start right after you have read it, and I am sure it must reward a second reading more than most books.
