Wednesday, January 20, 2016

The story of my teeth

The story of my teeth / Valeria Luiselli,  195 pgs.

"Absurd and eccentric" is my twitter ready review of this book.  The titular teeth belong to Gustavo "Highway" Sánchez Sánchez who is an auctioneer and collector.  He auctions off his own teeth to afford a set that supposedly belonged to Marilyn Monroe.  He is very happy with Marilyn's teeth but through a disastrous reunion with his son, ends up losing the teeth.

Interspersed with philosophical insights, science, literary comments and Highways love of life, this book is one that is hard to put down once you start.


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