The Collector Collector

A funny, remarkable novel. I just hope that Tibor gets moved over to Kindle one of these days. Tibor Fischer weaves a fascinating tale about a bowl that narrates a hilarious tale about two very different women and their exploits in London. An amazing writer with a wonderful sense of style and storytelling acumen, he reminds me of Neil Gaiman with his historical insight and fabulous sense of humor. MORE TIBOR PLEASE!

I bought this book because I was researching the literary device of employing non-human narration, for my PhD. I loved it. Quirky, funny, and ultimately engaging, which I didn't think anything narrated from the view point of a bowl could be! The characters were all great - weird and memorable, and the writing was wonderful. I'll definitely be buying more of Tibor Fischer's books.

On a par or better than Thought Gang. Nice to have a hard copy. Seemingly a first edition.

funny, weird, new. Unexpected every corner

This is one of the best books ever! From the very beginning it's an amazingly entertaining piece of storytelling. It has a decidedly british tone to it.. which takes a few pages to sink into. But once that hurdle is vaulted, you're in for a nearly constant chuckle-fest for probably 90% of the rest of the book.The protagonist's attitude, the situations, the descriptions! Ughh.. I simply loved traversing through the language play of every page. It's so quotable. So fresh. So much fun.. I bet it would be a great book to read aloud - in spite of the many breaks for extended laughter that will have to be taken.The only reason it doesn't get a full 5 stars is because toward the end.. well, it starts to fizzle and drag. His delivery seems more rushed and dry, becoming needlessly repetitive. It's like he doesn't quite know what to do with his characters after a while.. or what the dialog should be devoted to. He does wrap the plot up in some way or another - just not with the panache available to the rest of the book.I SO COMPLETELY recommend this book to everyone. Oh, and have a dictionary handy. The vocabulary used is quite a bit beyond most things I've read lately.