Junk Drawer at the Edge of the Universe by Steven Reed Johnson

Wild, experimental, and difficult to stop reading, Junk Drawer at the Edge of the Universe by Steven Reed Johnson is a Pynchon-esque ramble through language and storytelling that defies classification, and at times, understanding. What reads like a memoir and feels like a documentary is also an abstract exploration of performance, writing, relationships, and reality itself. While the stream-of-consciousness style can be exhausting, there is the gleaming thread of a winding plot, and a kaleidoscopic perspective on those who live on the world’s fringe. An edit for clarity would be recommended, but the raw imperfection of this avant-garde fiction is also part of its unique appeal.