books (Maynard & Jennica)
by Rudolph Delson
This is the second book written by a briliant writer right around my age in a row that I adored. I need to start reading only novels penned by writers who are over forty. These young guys are making me jealous.
Maynard & Jennica is the story of the relationship that transpires between avante-garde filmmaker Maynard Gogarty and extremely Jewish Jennica Green. He sees her on the subway, gains a crush on her. She sees his film, gains a crush on him. A relationship begins. Eventually, the relationship ends because Maynard has rather heartless opinions about the events of September 11. Everything works out in the end as it's supposed to.
Did I mention that Maynard is married to a European immigrant who needs a visa and wants Maynard to report her as missing after the attacks on September 11 so that they can cash in on a million dollar insurance claim? No, I didn't. And Maynard never mentioned it to Jennica.
This is a rollickingly funny book, the amusement of which is only better served by the style it's written in. Presented as an oral history of the relationship, we get (sometimes conflicting) testimonials from close friends, family members, innocent bystanders, a macaw, and, in one instance, the emergency brake of a subway train. I guarantee that you will laugh out loud.
I loved this novel. Highly recommended.
This is the second book written by a briliant writer right around my age in a row that I adored. I need to start reading only novels penned by writers who are over forty. These young guys are making me jealous.
Maynard & Jennica is the story of the relationship that transpires between avante-garde filmmaker Maynard Gogarty and extremely Jewish Jennica Green. He sees her on the subway, gains a crush on her. She sees his film, gains a crush on him. A relationship begins. Eventually, the relationship ends because Maynard has rather heartless opinions about the events of September 11. Everything works out in the end as it's supposed to.
Did I mention that Maynard is married to a European immigrant who needs a visa and wants Maynard to report her as missing after the attacks on September 11 so that they can cash in on a million dollar insurance claim? No, I didn't. And Maynard never mentioned it to Jennica.
This is a rollickingly funny book, the amusement of which is only better served by the style it's written in. Presented as an oral history of the relationship, we get (sometimes conflicting) testimonials from close friends, family members, innocent bystanders, a macaw, and, in one instance, the emergency brake of a subway train. I guarantee that you will laugh out loud.
I loved this novel. Highly recommended.