I have mixed feelings about this novel but I blame it on the election.  So, I picked up The Nix from my college’s library (No fines for faculty for overdue books! No fines! No fines!) back in late October after reading a couple of reviews and hearing the author on NPR (I can’t remember which program).  It seemed like it could be a sprawling, intriguing mess, in the vein of The Goldfinch, which I enjoyed.  However, it took me over a month to finish this, […]