gimley reviewed Gone with the mind by Mark Leyner
Review of 'Gone with the mind' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
The literary agent who read the manuscript of the novel I wrote more than ten years ago complained of having to spend all that time in that one character's head. I thought of him when reading this and imagined he'd have the same criticism of GWTM. I can now say I consider that feature a plus. Back then, I lacked an imaginary intern to bolster my self-esteem and promptly gave up writing fiction. Well not that promptly, but I also asked a family member (not my mother) who, coincidentally, along with Mark Leyner, was involved in starting the Fiction Collective to read it and he refused because it was too long.
But you don't want to read a review which is all about me, do you? I guess all of my reviews are really about me when you come down to it. If only I could leave my mind behind, …
The literary agent who read the manuscript of the novel I wrote more than ten years ago complained of having to spend all that time in that one character's head. I thought of him when reading this and imagined he'd have the same criticism of GWTM. I can now say I consider that feature a plus. Back then, I lacked an imaginary intern to bolster my self-esteem and promptly gave up writing fiction. Well not that promptly, but I also asked a family member (not my mother) who, coincidentally, along with Mark Leyner, was involved in starting the Fiction Collective to read it and he refused because it was too long.
But you don't want to read a review which is all about me, do you? I guess all of my reviews are really about me when you come down to it. If only I could leave my mind behind, but wherever I go, to paraphrase what Buckaroo Banzai says in that movie, there I am. GWTM claims to pursue a similar goal, claiming to achieve it at the end only by coming (sexual reference intended) to understand that what the author fears the most is what he wants the most.