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At the heart of this sprawling, dizzying debut from a quirky, assured Australian writer are two men: Jasper Dean, a judgmental but forgiving son, and Martin, his brilliant but dysfunctional father. Jasper, in an Australian prison in his early 20s, scribbles out the story of their picaresque adventures, noting cryptically early on that [m]y father's body will never be found. As he tells it, Jasper has been uneasily bonded to his father through thick and thin, which includes Martin's stint managing a squalid strip club during Jasper's adolescence; an Australian outback home literally hidden within impenetrable mazes; Martin's ill-fated scheme to make every Australian a millionaire; and a feverish odyssey through Thailand's menacing jungles. Toltz's exuberant, looping narrativethick with his characters' outsized longings and with their crazy argumentssometimes blows past plot entirely, but comic drive and Toltz's far-out imagination carry the epic story, which puts the two (and Martin's own nemesis, his outlaw brother, Terry) on an irreverent roller-coaster ride from obscurity to infamy. Comparisons to Special Topics in Calamity Physics are likely, but this nutty tour de force has a more tender, more worldly spin. (Feb.) Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Review SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2008 A Fraction of the Whole is that rarest of long booksutterly worth itThe story starts in a prison riot and ends on a plane, and there is not one forgettable episode in betweenIt reads like Mark Twain with access to an intercontinental AirbusThis book moves; it bucks and rocks in a world that feels more than a hemisphere awaySo comically dark and inviting that you have no choice but to step into its icy wake. Esquire Rollickinglaugh-out-loud funny. Entertainment Weekly A rich father-and-son story packed with incident, humor, and characters reminiscent of the styles of Charles Dickens and John IrvingOccasionally, a big, sprawling first novel fights its way into print with a flourish, at which point its ambition and the eccentricities of its firstness can become its best marketing tools. Such is the case with A Fraction of the Whole, a book that is willfully misanthropic and very funnylike Irving, Toltz makes minor characters leap off the pageHes a superb, disturbing phrasemakerthis long novel, which lives or dies in the brilliance of its writing, has a subtle, compelling structureA Fraction of the Whole soars like a rocket. Los Angeles Times Combines the hilarious high-low reference points of early Martin Amis with the annihilating punk inventiveness of Chuck Palahniuk. Best Life One of the best books Ive ever read. A Fraction of the Whole is better than The Corrections, and Toltz did it in one book while it took Franzen two to get The Corrections out into the world. Granted, you have your whole life to write your first novel, but my God, A Fraction of the Whole does things that most writers cant do in a lifetime A wildly addictive exploration into a mans soul, a profoundly moving experience almost religious in its execution and possibly one of the sharpest and irresistibly humorous post-modern adventures Ive had the pleasure to read Steve Toltz has written a masterpiece, a smashing debut that will long be remembered as a colossal example of just how good fiction can be. He keeps you wired to the page from the jump and he defies gravity all the way to the end. Aint It Cool News First novels these days too seldom dare to raise their voices above an elegant whisper or an ironic murmur. Not so A Fraction of the Whole, a riotously funny first novel that is harder to ignore than a crate of puppies, twice as playful and just about as messy. This is not a book to be read so much as an experience to be wallowed in. Mr. Toltzs merry chaosa mix of metaphysical inquiry, ribald jokes, freakish occurrences and verbal dynamite booming across the pagedeserves a place next to A Confederacy of Dunces in a category that might be called the undergraduate ecstatic. A Fraction of the Whole is a sort of Voltaire-meets-Vonnegut tale. Wall Street Journal Madcap, exhausting, and true in the way the best lies always are. New York Observer Wildan odyssey thats inspired, sorta stoned, tender, and very funny. Sometimes all at the same time. Toltzs invention is as breathtaking as the speed of his narrative in a book that seems to have had all the boring parts snippedThere is wit on every pageJorge Luis Borges is obviously an influence on Toltz. There is also a bit of John Irving and Tom Robbins here in the wacky characters and narrative drive. A Fraction of the Whole even has a touch of the weary philosophizing of Vonnegut, too. In its structureand especially in its endingthere is even a pinch of Tristram Shandy. Very good company, all. Chicago Sun-Times Hold on tight because you are about to ride a juggernaut of words, where things will go by very quickly and you better pay attentionThe real pleasure in reading this book is the pace and the language. What Toltz has done masterfully is have his way with every aspect of modern life. He racks em up and knocks em down with a laser wit, a fine turn of phrase and a devastatingly funny outlook on everything human. Seattle Times An exuberantly funny debut novel that you should just go away and readThere is plenty to laugh at in A Fraction of the Wholeand also, goodness knows, there is plenty of plot and the narrative pace of a puppy with attention deficit disorder. But it also has a heartA grand achievement and the debut of a great comic talent. Sunday Times (UK) Sparkling comic writingIt gives off the unmistakable whiff of a book that might just contain the secret of life. Independent (UK) This absurdly incident-laden, feverish, farcical life story bears the watermark of long gestation. Whats more, it stands above the vast majority of debut novels because it seems so marvelously sure of itself and what it should beToltzs fizzing, acid, funny prose is capable of a kind of broken, lyrical beautyAmid the dizzying whirl of events, Toltz never loses sight of a deep current that runs throughout his storyIts a spiritual search that allows a conclusion that finds an affecting depth of feeling. Yes, A Fraction of the Whole is a wildly looping rollercoaster. But theres much more to it than meaningless exhilaration. Independent on Sunday (UK) With tinges of magical realism and buckets of misanthropic humor it's a clever and funny debut. Observer (UK) Very light on its feet, skipping from anecdote, to rant, to reflection, like a stone skimming across a pondTheres a section about a labyrinth that you could imagine Borges writing, another about a lottery gone wrong that made me think of Vonnegut, and a strange, lovely account of childhood illness that had echoes of Garcia Marquez. In some ways it plays like a modern Arabian NightsThe inevitability of disaster is heartbreakingBrilliant. Guardian (UK) Quirky, satirical, and absolutely deliriousA Fraction of the Whole is one of the most hilarious, original literary romps in years with sizzle on each and every page. Hold on tight and enjoy the ride. Tucson Citizen A sprawling, dizzying debutComic drive and Steve Toltzs far-out imagination carry the epic story . . . a nutty tour de force. Publishers Weekly, starred review What satirical fun is found on the madcap pages of this rough-and-tumble taleThis hilarious, sneaky smart first novel is as big and rangy as Australia . . . Toltz salts it all with uproarious ruminations on freedom, the soul, love, death, and the meaning of life. This is one rampaging and irresistible debut. Booklist, starred review The perfect vacation read for just about everyoneThis book allows you to romp along with the characters on an epic journey with two crazy Australian brothers who you fall madly in love with despite their wild, degenerate livespacked with so many rich characters, setting descriptions, philosophy and fun you need something to aid digestion after each readingSteve Toltz is hilarious, smart, with a fantastic imaginationHis novel is a rollicking worldwide adventureTake time to enjoy this one; you wont be disappointed. The Daily Planet, Telluride, CO A Fraction of the Whole belongs to a neglected subgenre: serious fiction that refuses to take itself seriously. A ballsy, beautifully idiosyncratic epic, it asks dizzying primal questions about mortality, belief, and the shadowy, unmapped alleyways of human thoughtand Toltz manages his metaphysics like a master surfer riding a colossal waveIts a madcap, propulsive storyThe energy of the writing is brilliantly infectiousThe novels heart is as big as its intellectIt feels like an added bonus that, for all its hilarious misanthropy, A Fraction of the Whole testifies to the power of even the most reluctant love. Sunday Business Post (Ireland) Packed with plots, sub-plots, sub-sub-plots, tangents, flashbacks, diversions, philosophical wanderings and spectacular set piecesFuelled by brilliant ideas and driven by an original, bracing, and very funny voice. --The Age (Australia) Reads like the trajectory of a gleefully crazed Roman candlea sprawling, entertaining, decidedly quirky, and at times laugh-out-loud funny romp reminiscent of John Irvings family sagas. Library Journal
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