Books: Again with the McSweeneys!

I felt strange about a second McSweeneys-related post in one week, but the preview for Deb Olin Unferth's Vacation is too good to not make mention of. From the McSweeneys site about the book, "A man follows his wife. The wife follows a stranger. The stranger leaves town and the man goes after him, determined to settle the score. But the man is not the only one looking for the stranger, and the stranger has troubles of his own. Amid all this, the earth quakes, a boy leaps out a window, and a dolphin swims free. Of course people have adventures of this kind—of course! of course!—but we’ve never heard of it before. With deadpan humor and skewed wordplay, Deb Olin Unferth weaves a mystery of hope and heartbreak."

Oh, and the addition of a quote from Gary Shteyngart help's make this even cooler. "Wonderful, addictive prose. Ms. Unferth sure knows how to turn a phrase and it's a delight to follow her across the American landscape."