This was a terrific book - I loved Drown, but this is such a great read.
He does mention DR1 on page 6 of the book. To quote: "A couple weeks ago, while I was finishing this book, I posted the thread fuku on the DR1 forum, just out of curiousity. These days I'm nerdy like that. The talkback blew the **** up. You should see how many responses I've gotten. They just keep coming in. And not just from Domos. The Puertorocks want to talk about fukus, and the Haitians have some **** just like it. There are a zillion of these fuku stories. Even my Mother, who almost never talks about Santo Domingo, has started sharing hers with me".
Does anybody have a link to this prior post on Fukus on DR1? I wasn't able to find it, and would love to hear others' stories about Fukus having now read this book.
Also, as a previous poster stated, the Paperback copies that are out there are what are known as Advanced Readers Copies, that are sent by the Publishers prior to publication for bookstore owners and book reviewers to read prior to publication, used to drum up interest. They are frequently not the 'final' printing of a work, so if you do get one, be aware that it may not be exactly like the final published work if the author or publisher made any last minute changes.
|