319. Nadja

Nadja
Andre Breton
1928
Around 160 pages

I guess we are going to be riding the wave of surrealism for the next decade or so. Which sucks. I enjoy coherent narratives where trippy shit isn't happening every other page and the characters feel like real human beings. 

In between surrealist ramblings, Andre details his experience with a young woman named Nadja. She belongs in a sanitarium, but he is fascinated by her vision of the world. 

For me, reading surrealism is as much fun as being the only sober person in a shroom party. Is that the proper vernacular for those gatherings? I've never been invited.

RATING: **---

Interesting Facts:

Based on his own interactions with a young woman named Leona over the course of ten days.

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