Set This House in Order
So yesterday I picked up Matt Ruff’s Set This House in Order at the library. I was much too busy to read it right away, of course, but I made the mistake of looking at the first few pages .
Man, I can’t remember the last time I devoured a book this compulsively. It is so good. The two viewpoint characters have multiple personalities. From an interview with Ruff
Probably the most gratifying response has been from real-life multiples. Since the day the novel came out, I’ve been getting emails — sometimes two or three from the same address — complimenting me on the accuracy of my portrayal.
I’ll let you know how satisfactory I find its conclusion, but it’d take a tremendous comedown from my enjoyment of the book thus far to keep me from recommending this widely and loudly.
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