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07-06-2016, 05:48 PM
MashReads Podcast: 'The Familiar' is a mind-bending postmodern **vel about, well, cats
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"But for a curious thing."
So writes Mark Z. Danielewski in The Familiar, Volume 1: One Rainy Day in May, which turns out to be an apt description for the bookThe Familiar is*a*mind-bending postmodern **vel that follows nine different characters all on, you guessed it, one rainy day in May.*
SEE ALSO: I'm a millennial, and I will never give up reading real books (http://mashable.com/2016/02/22/physical-books-are-the-best/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
But it's **t just Danielewski's story that makes The Familiar*so experimental. Each character's perspective is written in a distinct style, with different fonts and page structures, making the **vel a delightfully challenging but visually stunning read.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/06/mashreads-podcast-the-familiar/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Mashreads Podcast (http://mashable.com/category/mashreads-podcast/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Mark Z. Danielewski (http://mashable.com/category/mark-z.-danielewski/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), The Familiar (http://mashable.com/category/the-familiar/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Podcast (http://mashable.com/category/podcast/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Mashreads (http://mashable.com/category/mashreads/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/jgG_064Ebls
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"But for a curious thing."
So writes Mark Z. Danielewski in The Familiar, Volume 1: One Rainy Day in May, which turns out to be an apt description for the bookThe Familiar is*a*mind-bending postmodern **vel that follows nine different characters all on, you guessed it, one rainy day in May.*
SEE ALSO: I'm a millennial, and I will never give up reading real books (http://mashable.com/2016/02/22/physical-books-are-the-best/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
But it's **t just Danielewski's story that makes The Familiar*so experimental. Each character's perspective is written in a distinct style, with different fonts and page structures, making the **vel a delightfully challenging but visually stunning read.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/06/mashreads-podcast-the-familiar/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Mashreads Podcast (http://mashable.com/category/mashreads-podcast/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Mark Z. Danielewski (http://mashable.com/category/mark-z.-danielewski/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), The Familiar (http://mashable.com/category/the-familiar/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Podcast (http://mashable.com/category/podcast/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Mashreads (http://mashable.com/category/mashreads/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/jgG_064Ebls