Anagrams – Lorrie Moore
I got this book at the library. The sticker on the side, which aids in shelving, I suppose, says “MOO”. I thought that was kind of humorous.
Just like the book. Okay, my writing brain is REALLY not awake right now, but I don’t want to forget what I read. It was about two central characters, Benna and Gerard. It had three mini-stories inside it. They all were about Benna and Gerard, but in different life-scenarios. One had them married, another had them dating, and the last had them as best friends. The latter was my favorite of all three stories.
I don’t understand the significance of the three different-but-the-same stories, but I’m sure there IS major significance there. I just enjoyed the hell out of the book. It was laugh-out-loud funny, literally. Usually when I’m reading something funny, the little voice inside my brain laughs, but I don’t actually physically LAUGH. You know what I mean? But while reading this book, I really did laugh aloud. It was embarrassing. Laying in bed next to my husband, who’s rambling on about something that happened at work, then suddenly I just erupt into laughter. He thinks I’m laughing at what he says… “I know, right?” the whole shebang. So READ THIS BOOK ALONE.
I’m not going to go into the plot, because it had many different plots. This is one of those books that left me feeling changed. I probably won’t remember the story itself in a couple of weeks, but I’ll still feel different than I did before I read the book. It got me thinking in a slightly different groove. Using different word patterns. Envisioning myself single. Yikes!
Anagrams was a great read!
