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Stone Arabia

by Dana Spiotta
Scribner. Jul. 2011. 256p. ISBN 9781451617962. $24; eISBN 978145167986.
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A National Book Award finalist for Eat the Document, an account of the 1970s underground movement, Spiotta here tells a tale of two siblings who started out as kids in the Seventies and are still close—so close, in fact, that fragile artist Nic now shows his work only to protective sister Denise. And it's only getting worse. Spiotta's previous novel, Lightning Field, was challenging and edgy in a postmodernist sort of way. Can't know how the next one will read, though I'd say it's one to watch for your literary types.
A National Book Award finalist for Eat the Document, an account of the 1970s underground movement, Spiotta here tells a tale of two siblings who started out as kids in the Seventies and are still close—so close, in fact, that fragile artist Nic now shows his work only to protective sister Denise. And it's only getting worse. Spiotta's previous novel, Lightning Field, was challenging and edgy in a postmodernist sort of way. Can't know how the next one will read, though I'd say it's one to watch for your literary types.
Reviewed by Barbara Hoffert , Feb 15, 2011
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