Pacific

This is a sequel of sorts to ‘The End of Vandalism'..if you can really call a plotless followup to a plotness novel a ‘sequel'. There are several of the same characters and it's helpful to have read the first one, but not wholly necessary. Once again, Tom Drury amazes and confuses me. I can't get enough of his writing even though I can't figure out exactly why I like it. He's some sort of genius. In any case, the same thing applies to this novel as to the last: you're either going to fall in love with his style or loathe it. For me, it's the former.