![]() The biggest strength of the novel lies in Kushner’s prose. Kushner deals with every character and situation in the same way making no outright judgements about them on the page and letting them speak for themselves. From the hilarious passages about different kinds of work stoppages and the aloofness of those society consider to be important (Didi Bombonero) to the haughty and out of touch nature of the Italian aristocracy. The constantly changing locations allow Kushner to poke and prod at all sorts of highly regarded institutions. She sees this whole ordeal as some sort of performance art which is amusing since she criticizes her friend Giddle so much for living in a false reality. Reno originally dreams of speed, having gone from young skiing prodigy appearing in McDonald’s commercials to wanting to race in the Bonneville salt flats. The main plot (if there is one) is about her coming of age. ![]() Kushner manages to move from theme to theme with a gracefulness that should not be so easy.Īt the heart of all this, we find Reno, a young naive girl, from, you guessed it, Nevada. ![]() The second novel by American author Rachel Kushner thrusts you into the worlds of the 1970’s New York art scene, motorcycle racing, WW2, and a workers revolution in Italy. What is the truth? More importantly, does it exist, and does it matter? These questions stay with you long after you finish “The Flame Throwers”. ![]()
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