Before I write anything else about this book I have to say one thing. If you pick it up and dive straight into the first chapter it may not make any sense at all to the reader. Prior to the first chapter there is a African folktale, if you don't read it, the book may take a while to figure out.
Alternate chapters are told by Laura Byrd and the inhabitants of "the City". The inhabitants of the "City" soon discover that they have something in common. As I have put, if you don't read the folk tale first, the concept of the book could escape you.
I thoroughly enjoyed it. The final pages of the book leave the reader wondering what will happen "next".
http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400095957
Labels: Kevin Brockmeier, literary fiction