The
next day, Eunice and I took the Long Island Rail Road to Westbury, Long
Island, to meet the Abramovs. The love I felt for her on that train
ride had a capital and provinces, parishes and a Vatican, an orange
planet and many sullen moons --- it was systemic and it was complete.
--- Gary Shteyngart, Super Sad True Love Story
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Since A Hologram for the King was a new release, the library insisted I return it within 2 weeks instead of the normal 4. I hate having such deadlines for reading, but Dave Eggers is always a fast read for me, and I happened to finish it within 2 days, and I returned it to the library this morning since I had a dental appointment. Getting that novel back on the shelf in such a quick turnaround is practically charity work, and when the time comes to remember me at the funeral wake or in the New York Times obituary, this fine deed should be told as an example of my selflessness.
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