Why did JL love this book?
Jonathan Carroll is my favorite author. Heās also my wifeās favorite. We lovingly bicker over who gets to read his books first whenever a new one is released, oftentimes ending up with two bookmarks as we alternate reading it at the same time.
Sixteen novels in, Carroll has perfected his take on magic realism, where anything can happen and itās no big deal while always grounding the story in observational truisms such as āYou can love someone and still think theyāre an idiot.ā
I hope he has another book in him, and I hope it doesnāt take another 9 years.
1 author picked Mr Breakfast as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
From one of the great modern masters of the fantastic, āA beautiful, brilliant, meditation on art, love, inspiration and what makes life worthwhile."-- Neil Gaiman
"[Carroll's] prose is spare, polished and quick-moving, sometimes lightly comic, always immensely engaging... Mr. Breakfast is pure pleasure to read. It will surprise you, make you laugh and scare you ā and then, just when you think itās over, add several extra twists." - Michael Dirda, The Washington Post
Graham Pattersonās life has hit a dead end. His career as a comedian is failing. The love of his life recently broke up with him andā¦