Mobility Lounge [Paperback]

David Lincoln (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 10, 2005

A novel with no villains or innocent victims, Mobility Lounge proposes a new reading of shared affinities and challenges outside the confines of national space. The adventurer, the patriot, the internationalist, the hacker, the thinker, the traveler, the loner, and the lover all appear and take their turns in this portrait at the frontier of global think, a strange new world that continues to emerge from the shadows after the technology boom and crash of the late last century. Cyber Culture, Internet communities, Globalization

Editorial Reviews

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A hallucinatory tour of our contemporary world -- funny, sharply observed, consistently interesting. -- Catherine Bush, author of The Rules of Engagement and Clair’s Head

A new howl from poetic America ... David Lincoln is ... evoking a world out of control. -- The Scotsman

A new howl from poetic America ... David Lincoln is evoking a world out of control. -- The Scotsman

About the Author

David Lincoln has worked in the North Sea as a roustabout, taught computers in the Ministry of Agriculture in Nepal, sold encyclopedias in the suburbs of Denver, and participated in theatrical tours of England and Scotland. He holds an MA in Writing from San Francisco State University, has published travel writing, memoir, poetry and short fiction in newspapers and literary journals in the United States. After living abroad a number of years, he witnessed the digital revolution first hand by tele-commuting to Silicon Valley.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Spuyten Duyvil (February 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097206625X
• ISBN-13: 978-0972066259
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,401,421 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Other-worldly, oh-so-real trip, July 26, 2005

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Rose Ann Findlen (Madison, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mobility Lounge (Paperback)

David Lincoln has captured a world we all know of, but cannot but our hands on. It is a virtual reality inhabited by us still frail, fickle human beings bumbling around and against each other. The writer's observations are astute and funny: we know these lost souls. For a funny, stimulating read, try this one.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shades of Michael Ondaatje, May 6, 2005

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Joan Kruckewitt (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mobility Lounge (Paperback)

David Lincoln's lyrical prose shines in this book that flashes around the globe, as his characters muse over the big questions in life; love, happiness, fulfillment. One wanders through the airport, watching people coming and going, wondering what they are thinking. One finds a new start in life in a new city, and one global wanderer finds fleeting happiness in a palm tree outside his window. Everyone who has traveled, who has felt confined by the daily grind in a mundane job, or who has fallen in love will see themselves in this book. Mixing poetry and prose, in a style similar to Michael Ondaatje, David Lincoln's writing strikes a familiar chord. He is a new voice that should be read.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An appealing novel of globalizing vertigo, April 11, 2005

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S. Black (Bey Errhea, Fornicopia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mobility Lounge (Paperback)

A picaresque story of reality artists and fin-de-cycle tech types trying to find themselves in a world inverted by the blandishments of bauble capital.

Looking forward to a sequel, which I hope will be titled MOTILITY BLOG!