By Jason Diamond on
Say what you want about Tao Lin and his books, but not many authors can write novels that make critics go ahead and question their entire being.
And no matter what you end up saying, it’s hard to not reach the conclusion that there are actually two Lins you have to deal with: Tao Lin the writer and Tao Lin the Internet personality.
While the latter might be the better known of the two Taos, Lin the writer has made great strides to outpace Lin the human meme with his latest novel, Taipei, culminating with Clancy Martin’s glowing New York Times review of the book that calls it “a gigantic leap forward” and describes Lin as “a serious, first-rate novelist.” The only thing left for him to do is convince all the naysayers. … Read More
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