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Abecedarium

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Abecedarium, the epic short experimental novel deftly executed, autopsied, and cremated by two talented post-modern dissectors of the English language (Schneiderman & Hernandez), will blow your mind, rewire your brain, and then short circuit the whole organ. Across differing styles and numerous genres, the novel is held together by Fex, one killer multi-tasking anti-character who bends space, time, and traditional structure like a genetically-minded and militaristic Lord Orlando on a science fiction acid trip with Burroughs at his side. A delight for the literary adventurer, Abecedarium leaves you at a loss for words while you struggle with too many. Slick. Cluttered. Jarring. Fine. Dandy. Ugly. Magnetic. Sensational. Deliberate. Rewarding. Undoubtedly Awesome. Experience it for yourself, there is no other way.

I don't like it.
I understand the concept,
Burroughs 3rd mind tweaked a bit.
"Fex" is neither individual writer
as each preceding "draft" (I guess you could say) overlap, cut into revision, revised revision, etc. etc. of the other writers edit, that new construct (The revised edited revision of the revised edited revision is not writer A nor writer B but an independent 3rd identity. Fex.
Clever concept.
Practical application doesnt work well.
Prolix, runs off almost like postmodern philosophy about nothing.
I think in a way, this book was more for the writers themselves. They were their target audience.
Concept, Yes. Book, No.
Better classified as art project