"A weapon men use against women is the refusal to take them seriously."
— David Mitchell, Ghostwritten
Ghostwritten, David Mitchell
Am I too drunk to write a book review? Only one way to find out.
I have an enormous crush on David Mitchell. The kind of crush where every time I read a fantastic phrase in his book I go “Damn that’s good” and flip to the author photo, just to gaze in admiration at him for a sec.
When I finished Ghostwritten I had almost no way to describe what had just happened. The only plausible course of action was to start over immediately (and sure enough, the beginning of the book picks up right where the end leaves off). This is something I love about David Mitchell. I was in suspense all along; I couldn’t QUITE figure out how all the characters fit together, and occasionally lines or images would repeat themselves and not remembering where exactly I’d heard them before drove me CRAZY, but I was just having so much fun on every page that I didn’t even care.
This is why I have a crush on David Mitchell.
"I added ‘writers’ to my list of people not to trust. They make everything up."
— David MItchell, Ghostwritten
"You can learn something from this, Satoru. Never make a big decision which will alter the shape of your life on the basis of a relationship! You may as well take out a mortgage on a house made of sponge cake. Remember that."
— David Mitchell, Ghostwritten
"There are fine things in the world, after all. Dignity, refinement, warmth, and humor, where you’d never expect to find them."
— David Mitchell, Ghostwritten
"My mind can only hold one thought at a time. I may as well make it a worthwhile thought."
— David Mitchell, Ghostwritten
David Mitchell is my new favorite. This was gorgeous. I thought the ending tied itself up a little too quickly, but I’ve decided that’s only because I wanted the story to go on for another 500 pages. Read it!
