Louis C.K. Has Written His First Novel. Unfortunately, I Read It.

Trisha Ready's Debut Novel, Nobuko, Strings 108 Vignettes Into a Narrative Philosophy

Nobuko was released on FrizzLit Editions in August. by Matt Briggs Trisha Ready’s debut novel tells the story of a young American teaching English in 1980s Japan who falls in love with a woman named Nobuko. It’s simple to summarize, but that hardly prepares the reader for Nobuko’s evocative approach in form: 108 ultra-short chapters, each one limited to 150 words. The book is a modular mosaic that blends fiction, memoir, and prose poetry. Each v…

Louis C.K. Has Written His First Novel. Unfortunately, I Read It.

Ingram is the disgraced comedian’s first literary foray. It’s a mess.

Louis C.K. Wrote a Debut Novel. Unfortunately, It Reads Like One

Six months ago, Louis C.K.—the once acclaimed comedian disgraced by revelations of sexual misconduct in 2017—announced in an email, “Turns out I’m also a novelist.” Ingram, C.K.’s newly published first novel, is, as he warned his mailing list, “not a comedy book. It’s a literary novel. It is…