Reddit reviews A Box of Matches (Vintage Contemporaries)

My recommendation is for A Box of Matches by Nicholson Baker. The Kindle edition is currently $10.78 on Amazon.com (assuming you are in the US).

I don't expect this post to get the most upvotes, not by a long shot. The book is relatively unknown to a broader audience. The reason I recommend it so highly is because it is written from such a unique, interesting, startling and hilarious perspective that I guarantee you it's like nothing you've ever read. Nicholson Baker is an excellent writer who doesn't get anywhere near the attention he deserves. Here's a brief excerpt:

>Last night I was lying in bed when I heard a terribly sad sound, as of a cat in distress or an infant keening in the cold: long, slow, heart-rending cries. I half rose and held my breath and listened intently—was it the duck?—but the sound had stopped. I almost woke Claire to ask her what I should do. And then, as I resumed breathing, I realized that I was hearing a whistling coming from some minor obstruction in my own nose as I breathed.