Synopsis.
Have you ever been on a train, bus, metro/subway -- or any other shared space with strangers -- and started to wonder what that person right next to you is thinking? Did you ever start to think or hope that maybe your temporary neighbor was somehow sharing your thoughts and/or desires? Ever sensed some sort of romantic connection or sexual tension and wished you could get into the individual's head, to know for sure?
"City Solipsism" will take you on a journey into the mind of one commuter on a New York City subway car, riding next to and thinking about a person standing awkwardly close...The man and woman are total strangers but their proximity is almost intimate, as their hands share the same metal subway pole...
NOTE: Readers seeking the over-top-hilarity of "Sex in the Title" should know that "City Solipsism" is written in a very different style. Rather than a comedic series of misadventures in New York, this short story takes more of a philosophical and psychological walk through the mind of one New Yorker observing and speculating about another.
SJ's Review.
Ok so I have never actally read any of Zack's work, I have had Sex in the Title on my kindle for a long while but been to busy to read it. Anyway enough of my life story. After reading City Solipsism I am definately finding time to get Sex in the Title read.
So this book was such a me book... Do you ever sit in your car in traffic and look around you wondering what the person in the car next to you is thinking? I always do this and I also find myself making up stories about this people. Terrible I know but hey I'm in traffic, give me a break. City Solipsism wasvery much like this. This guy is on the sub way standing next to a women. What do you do to past the time? Talk? Read? Nope this guy sits here wondering what this women next to him is thinking, where she is getting off? If she is thinking the same as him.
So anyway a short trian ride and many stops later these two get off at the same stop.. and this is where the book got me. I was actually LOL'ing at the end when he finally plucks up the courage to talk to 'Florence'. The next words out of her mouth killed me, actually killed me.
Have you ever sat wondering what people think of you? Ever wondered if someone knows when your watching them? Thinking about them? Every wondered if someone thinks your watching them too much or wondered if he could be your future?
Having not read any of Zack's book I can't judge on his writing style but this book had great reading style! Makes me want to read lots more of his books. The book is only a short story of 23 pages 5K words, but its great if you only have a spare hour and don't want to start a new book. The book kept me reading to see if he would pluck up the courage to talk to Florence and what the conversation will come to.
Is it love at first sight? If there such a thing as love at first sight? Subway romance? You'll just have to read to find out.
About the Author.
I'm still very new to Goodreads, so pardon the minimal content here. If you're hungry for more of my sarcasm and/or silliness, you're more likely to find new content on my book's web site:http://www.SexInTheTitleBook.com
And here's my bio:
Zack Love graduated from Harvard College, where he tried to create a bachelor’s degree in Women. With the bachelor portion of that degree in hand, he settled in New York City but – to afford renting his bed-sized studio – found himself flirting mostly with a computer screen and stacks of documents. Determined not to die a corporate drone, Zack decided to sacrifice sleep for screenwriting, an active social life, and Internet startups offering temporary billion-dollar fantasies.
To feed his steady diet of NYC nightlife, he regularly crashed VIP parties in the early 2000s and twice bumped into his burgeoning crush, a Hollywood starlet. But – much to Zack’s surprise – neither of those awkward conversations led to marriage with the A-list actress. Zack eventually consoled himself by imagining fiascoes far worse than those involving his celebrity crush. In the process, he dreamed up a motley gang of five men inspired by some of his college friends and quirky work colleagues. And thus was born Sex in the Title. But the novel is not autobiographical: Zack never had his third leg attacked by any mammal (nor by any plant, for that matter). In fact, keeping his member safe has been one of Zack’s lifelong goals – and one of the few that he’s managed to accomplish.
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