My Friday BNF pick...
THE DREAM OF PERPETUAL MOTION
by Dexter Palmer
Does “sci-fi” generally make you gag? Me, too. But while this book may be classified as such, don’t let it turn you off. Palmer’s debut novel is more of a literature/sci-fi hybrid. More importantly, it’s an absolute wonder.
The story begins in an alternate universe where a young boy (Harold Winslow) has his deepest wish magically granted...and it all goes haywire from there. As narrator, Harold’s voice is fresh and strange, and the story he weaves — a montage of dreams and journal entries and bizarre monologues — acts like a sort of centrifugal force: flailing you to the edges of your mental orbit, but keeping you reeled in the whole time.
The skinny: A DARK, FANTASTIC VOYAGE.
