Title: Strictly a novelty item.
Product review: This work of dada fiction is a nice novelty item, but one that is not meant to be taken seriously in any regard. The chapters are not necessarily related, and the novel is easier to swallow in small doses. Though dada and surrealism have often overlapped, they are not mutually exclusive. For me, the novelty wears off quickly, and otherwise I am not exactly the biggest fan of Hugo Ball's 'art'. I greatly prefer Nadja by Andre Breton (another headfigure in dada and surrealism) and The Eater of Darkness by Robert M. Coates, which are much more interesting as far as dada-influenced works go.
Would you say this review depicts the product in a flattering or unflattering light?
