The Mezzanine
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The Mezzanine
Nicholson Baker
3 people recommended it in 3 threads, 2009–2019.
What people on Hacker News said
It’s a slim, experimental novel with a narrator who spends every second of the book noticing smaller and smaller details about the world around him—such as the burrs on the underside of a soda can tab opening and how they can grasp a plastic straw that would otherwise float—-and what this all reminds him of.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost everything? 2019 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Books you read in 2016? 2016 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Please name two of your most favorite books. 2009 · 1 recommendation