Antkind (Charlie Kaufman)

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I LOVE Charlie Kaufman's screenplays! Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Adaptation are two of my most favorite movies, as they are so well written and somehow oddly relatable. So I was excited to get to read Kaufman's book, Antkind. From the beginning I recognized the familiar verbiage. I loved the words chosen to express unique thoughts, and the new words that Kaufman coins, as well. I love the dry humor and how Kaufman writes himself into certain scenarios.

Having said all of that, I unfortunately had to abandon this book at 50%. I was overwhelmed with the story (stories?) within the story. Just soooo much, so much, with Rosenberg's misadventures, and his recreating Ingo's movie. I couldn't do it all and found myself starting to skim, and felt that was unfair to the book, and to Kaufman. I gave the first 50% five stars because I love the writing style, and appreciate the creativity, and I recognize that the abandonment is my deficiency, not Kaufman's. 

I recommend this book to those readers who are able to keep up with a whole lot of a fairly bizarre story, and can devote the needed time to process the whole experience.

Thanks, Netgalley!