"...the macaque continues to shred Popsicle wrappers in the trunk, as if he were employed in the document room of a Republican presient..."

Definitely my favorite line from this, my latest read from Tom Robbins. I want to start by saying that I used to LOVE Tom Robbins. Impeccable word choice, a candid approach to sex and sexuality, social commentary, a touch of the fantastic... what's not to like?

Usually my answer would be NOTHING... I LOVE IT ALL! But that was sadly not the case with Pajamas. From the end of the first sentence I was thoroughly annoyed. The story was great, the characters/dialogue/description were great (love some characters, hate others, love to hate others), everything was great EXCEPT for the narrative style. I'm sorry, but as much as I've always wondered what it would be line to read a novel written in the second person, I guess I didn't really want to get the answer.

My being Gwendolyn Mati, the main character, was distracting and annoying. And really got in my way of liking this piece as much as I could have had it been writing in the first or third. I simply couldn't get past the fact that I'm NOT her... and maybe I'm too concrete, but I really did find it to be a hinderance to my reading.