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    Hot Pink
    Hot Pink
    Hot Pink
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    Hot Pink

    By Adam Levin

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    Adam Levin's debut novel The Instructions was one of the most buzzed-about books of 2010, a sprawling universe of "death-defying sentences, manic wit, exciting provocations and simple human warmth" (Rolling Stone).

    Now, in the stories of Hot Pink, Levin delivers ten smaller worlds, shaken snow-globes of overweight romantics, legless prodigies, quixotic dollmakers, Chicagoland thugs, dirty old men, protective fathers, balloon-laden dumptrucks, and walls that ooze gels. Told with lust and affection, karate and tenderness, slapstickery, ferocity, and heart, Hot Pink is the work of a major talent in his sharpest form.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMcSweeney's
    Release dateMar 13, 2012
    ISBN9781936365968
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    • 4/5
      A sharp collection of spicy experimental stories.

      Certainly, the star of this collection is the candy-colored language. Hot Pink is filled with unexpected angles, jarring juxtapositions, and electrically charged word snaps. In other words … Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!

      I don’t even know what that has to do with this. Nothing, damnit.

      I will admit that it took me a while to get into this. The non-realistic narratives threw me off at first, but once I got into the flow of it, the stories really grew on me. They are narratives, for the most part, so this isn't the kind of experimental writing that is difficult to follow. However, they are, largely, with some exceptions, non-realistic. Events are absurd. Characters abstracted. Walls are broken. For example, in several stories, characters will break out into extended monologues of unbelievable length and unrealistic language. Dialogue is sometimes too clever to be natural, creating characters that feel more like props than full-blooded beings. But these attributes seemed clearly intentional and controlled. Rather than the classic post-modern gambit where the author addresses the audience directly (hi reader, it’s me … the author. Katzman. How’s it going? Good, good. Glad to see you’re still reading this review. Thought I lost you there for a minute to reruns of Manimal on Nick at Night. Well, back to my review), it’s more of a clever nod-and-a-wink to the reader. A recognition that you’re smart enough, you’ll recognize that he’s speaking to you directly through this character, although obliquely. He’s not telling you his point of view necessarily, but he may he presenting a point of view as an idea for your reaction. How do you feel about that, reader?

      It is nearly impossible to identify a through-line for diverse short stories, but I felt there was connective tissue beyond the style. If I had to put my finger on a theme that came up for me repeatedly it was miscommunication. Miscommunication, misunderstanding, and lack of comprehension or empathy. Some valid commentary on society.

      I’ll call Levin a modern day Kurt Vonnegut, albeit one significantly more cynical. Push your experimental buttons and give this a whirl.

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    • 4/5
      Adam Levin continues to be amazing. I loved his first novel, The Instructions, and this collection of stories is a worthy successor. Levin's writing has a certain very enjoyable atmosphere that is like nothing I've ever seen anywhere else, and that is very difficult for me to describe (meaning that it's impossible for me to write anything resembling a satisfying review of a Levin book). Something to do with the particularity and peculiarity of moment-to-moment thoughts.

      If you're curious about Levin, this collection is a good introduction. The Instructions is very good but very long, and it reveals its virtues at its own slow, idiosyncratic pace. Hot Pink doesn't have the same scope or intensity, but it has the same basic (delicious, description-defying) flavor and comes in bite-size chunks.

      Also, the story "How To Play The Guy" is the funniest thing I have read in months, though I'm still not sure why I find it so funny.

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