fine whine

It's not much after midnight and I have finished Things my girlfriend and I have argued about, and I have to say that I enjoyed it to the end, sudden though it may have been. Just as I was unhappy with the way Houellebecq wrapped up Platform but I felt that the choice was appropriate, Millington stops the action just where it only could stop, but without leaving anything hanging. To be honest there are many threads unresolved, but the enjoyment of the book is not contingent on knowing how everything resolves—it's all about the ride. Anyway, Mil's site serves as something of a companion piece to the book, despite having in fact been created first. According to the back cover, it's been accorded some cult status, though I think the cover is to be taken with several grains of salt. After all, despite being billed as both funny and affectionate, the book really is much funnier than affectionate. It oozes funny, especially to me at this late hour, but the affectionateness isn't really there in such form. It's perhaps buried under layers and layers of sarcasm and biting wit, but it's nowhere near as prominent as the funny bits. The quote may have well said "both funny and about roofing repairs" and have been just as accurate, if not quite as catchy. Nobody sells books talking about roof repairs, I'd wager.

And with that, it's bedtime. It may be tomorrow according to the date several lines above, but to me it's still tonight and moreover late tonight. So goodnight.