As She Climbed Across the Table by Jonathan Lethem
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Clever and fast-moving story of a relationship interrupted by the emergence of a universe. May sound strange, but the physics is a good metaphor (to my unscientific mind at least) for the variability of emotions and the attempt to hold someone close even while they’re trying to get away.
This novel had a kind of fealty to the world of White Noise, with its otherworldly phenomena and everyday concerns. I realized, also, that I really love the coziness of novels set on small college campuses, which also includes Wonder Boys.