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Suspension: A Novel | Robert Westfield
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A dazzling, remarkably original dark comedy about a young New Yorker's failed attempts to isolate himself in a city that won't take solitude for an answer For years it's been Andy Green's job to stump students nationwide by coming up with the wrong answers for their multiple-choice tests. Recently, however, his own life has become overwhelmed by wrong choices. When a love affair is mysteriously ended by a Post-it note and followed up by a random street assault, Andy locks himself in his Hell's Kitchen apartment. In solitude, he thinks, he might be able to get a grip on his life. But when he is forced to reemerge six months after the attacks of September 11, the city awaiting him is more bewildering than ever and all the people in his world seem to be part of a vast conspiracy. Equal parts noir, French farce, and homage to New York, Suspension is a surprisingly heartfelt novel about learning to live in a world where nearly everything is decided behind our backs.
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Suspension: A Novel | Robert Westfield

Life is a comedy of disorientation about people who believe in, commit to, and act on the erroneous.

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keithmalek
Suspension: A Novel | Robert Westfield

A mondegreen is a misinterpretation the ear makes of a spoken (or sung) line. The term is derived from part of a folk ballad-- “They have slain the Earl of Moray/ And laid him on the green“-- which was misheard by Sylvia Wright (who coined the term) as “They have slain the Earl of Moray and Lady Mondegreen.“

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Suspension: A Novel | Robert Westfield

I'd learned that the best response to a world conspiring against you is not to isolate yourself but to throw yourself more wholeheartedly into it.

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