Tristram Shandy - Laurence Sterne.epub [DIRECT]

Don't try to "finish" this book for the sake of the ending. Read it for the detours. As Tristram says, "Digressions, incontestably, are the sunshine;—they are the life, the soul of reading!"

Perhaps literature’s most lovable eccentric, a soldier who recreates battles in his bowling green because he cannot express his emotions through words. Tristram Shandy - Laurence Sterne.epub

Sterne invented the "Stream of Consciousness" long before the 20th-century modernists. He treats the page like a playground. You’ll find: Don't try to "finish" this book for the sake of the ending

If you expect a standard biography, prepare to be trolled. Tristram, our narrator, attempts to tell his life story but is so distracted by context—his father’s eccentric theories, his Uncle Toby’s obsession with military fortifications, and the very physics of how he was conceived—that he doesn't even manage to get himself born until several volumes into the book. 2. Sterne’s Narrative Anarchy Sterne invented the "Stream of Consciousness" long before

Here is a review structured to capture the chaotic brilliance of the text. Review: The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

Mimicking the frantic, stuttering pace of real thought. 3. The Comedy of Frustration