This book is about Maximilian Ponder. He is pictured on the cover, lying dead and beheaded on a table. And that is where the book starts. His friend Adam Last then narrates the full story to fill in the gaps of what has happened before. This includes the telling of the life of Max and how he took to cataloguing his brain, writing a whole library-worth of volumes containing his memories, his conversations, etc. as he shuts himself off from the world to take part in this exercise.
So the premise is certainly unique and I found it to be interesting. The way the book was written provided an intriguing way of getting little tidbits of information or funny little stories or detailed descriptions into a novel but at the same time there is a story there to carry it all, a story of an obsessive.
There is wit in the novel too, in places, although predominantly the tone is serious. My only criticism really is that it may not be for everyone but for me its quirkiness and unique premise worked.
Recommended.
(I got this book through Amazon Vine. It is listed on Amazon here.)
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