I just wanted to share with everyone this great book I’m reading. It’s Kings of Infinite Space by James Hynes. It’s sort of Office Space meets Stephen King.
Filled with a dark humor, this book effectively satirizes the modern office while at the same time introducing a strong element of the bizarre. English geeks will have a field day with all the literary references. Not that you have to be a lit freak to enjoy the book—I’m certainly not one ;). How could you not win with an opening line like this?
One brutally hot Summer’s morning, Paul Trilby—ex-husband, temp typist, cat murderer—slouched sweating in his t-shirt on his way to work, waiting behind the wheel of his car for the longest red light in central Texas.
It’s a quick read, and a welcome break from my more-regular diet of New Yorkers and Funny Times.
