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Seven Types of Ambiguity

by mr. hipster June 17, 2008
June 17, 2008
Seven Types of Ambiguity
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Seven Types of Ambiguity
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Elliot Perlman
Publication Year: 2003
Length: 640 pages

Ambiguity is one of those words that I only understand in context. As a stand-alone word, it’s slippery and ever-morphing. I’d be hard-pressed to come up with a solid definition off the top of my head, yet I know it when I see it.

This novel, not unlike the word itself, seems to insinuate itself in the cracks of my brain, not really leaving an impression so much as trails of substance in the corners of my vision. Every time I thought I had a handle on what Elliot Perlman was trying to pull off, someone threw that softball at the little metal target and I was dunked into a tank of cold murky water. Not being all that practiced in my metaphors, I’m sure this one is deficient in more ways than you can count, but it’s the best way I can describe the way I felt for large chunks of the narrative.

The story itself is a simple one. A lonely, desperate and delusional man, Simon, steals the child of an ex-girlfriend, takes him home to his apartment and gives him chocolate milk. Really, that’s the story. The larger idea of why he did it, and who feels the repercussions, is the text that fills up the 600 some odd pages.

Wrapped up in this little plot is the hooker friend of Simon the child-stealer. That hooker friend also happens to have the husband of the ex-girlfriend (and father of the stolen child) as a long-time regular client. These four are really the core characters, along with Simon’s shrink, Alex, who eventually becomes his advocate when Simon is arrested for the kidnapping of the child. There is also a co-worker of the husband, and the eventual adult child of the shrink. I think that makes seven.

Being a total sucker for interesting narrative structures, I do like the way the book is set up, telling an overlapping story from seven different perspectives. As each of the seven characters continues the semi-linear story, we uncover nuances the last character held back, omitted or outright lied about. I do think that the author could have pushed this a bit more, as it really would have given us some insight into human nature and their propensity to explain away things that their brains can’t deal with. Ultimately, though, can we really trust any of the narrators? Funny enough, the author doesn’t really give us that sense of ambiguity that we crave, akin to the story told by Verbal Kint in The Usual Suspects. So rather then creating ambiguity, the author played it more straight and used the technique to reveal truths and uncover lies rather than cause doubt in the mind of the reader.

I know it sounds weird, but sometimes a little bit of doubt is okay. What the hell happened at the end of Rocky III after Clubber ding-dinged? It’s that speculation and lack of clarity that sometimes drives the most compelling storylines. Too often Perlman got bogged down in his own convoluted psychobabble, mired in high-minded pabulum that seemed more appropriate for a textbook or lecture than a book. This is where a good editor should have stepped in and trimmed the fat a little. There were literally times where I could think of nothing but the old Pitfall game and those damn quicksand traps. I would be sitting there slogging through some impenetrable page and the little 8-bit jungle dude would scramble across the page and get stuck right there on page 423 in the paragraph about brain synapses or whatever.

If I were to ever write a book the first thing I’d do is find a really good editor. The second thing I’d do is steal this narrative structure and put it to better use. There are bits of this book that really shine, but in the end, despite the story’s simplicity, it couldn’t overcome its dense and serious subject matter. Oh, and the lead character, Simon, is (most likely unintentionally) a borderline psychotic whiny shithead who I found practically impossible to like.

2003Elliot PerlmanLiterary Fiction
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      The Music List
      Top Listens 2023

      January 1, 2024

      The Music List
      In Defense of: OMC’s “How Bizarre”

      July 18, 2021

      The Music List
      Top 25 Influential Rock Albums

      May 1, 2020

      The Music List
      In Defense Of: Ruben Studdard’s “Sorry 2004”

      December 29, 2019

      Concert Reviews
      The Get Up Kids @ Starland Ballroom

      February 27, 2025

      Concert Reviews
      The Dirty Nil @ White Eagle Hall

      January 26, 2025

      Concert Reviews
      The Beths @ White Eagle Hall

      September 26, 2024

      Concert Reviews
      Pearl Jam @ MSG

      September 9, 2024

      Concert Reviews
      Cloud Nothings @ (Le) Poisson Rouge

      May 15, 2024

      Concert Reviews
      Band of Horses @ The Wellmont Theater

      February 13, 2024

  • Movies
    • Movie Reviews
      Mountainhead

      July 4, 2025

      Movie Reviews
      Fountain of Youth

      June 24, 2025

      Movie Reviews
      A Different Man

      June 10, 2025

      Movie Reviews
      Problemista

      May 22, 2025

      Movie Reviews
      Flipside

      May 4, 2025

      Movie Reviews
      The Gorge

      March 2, 2025

      Movie Reviews
      A Real Pain

      January 31, 2025

  • Books
    • Book Reviews
      Trust

      June 19, 2025

      Book Reviews
      Razorblade Tears

      May 24, 2025

      Book Reviews
      The Plot

      March 14, 2025

      Book Reviews
      Maximum Bob

      February 17, 2025

      Book Reviews
      The Sympathizer

      January 6, 2025

      Book Reviews
      The Zone of Interest

      July 12, 2024

      Book Reviews
      Klara and the Sun

      April 13, 2024

  • Podcasts
    • Podcast Reviews
      The Wedding Scammer

      March 1, 2025

      Podcast Reviews
      Search Engine

      November 27, 2024

      Podcast Reviews
      Hysterical

      August 30, 2024

      Podcast Reviews
      60 Songs That Explain the ’90s

      March 31, 2024

      Podcast Reviews
      Otherworld

      February 29, 2024

      Podcast Reviews
      Behind the Bastards

      February 13, 2024

      Podcast Reviews
      Time Crisis

      January 26, 2024

  • Booze & Grub
    • Booze & Grub ReviewsBooze & Grub: NYCBooze & Grub: NJThe NYC Booze & Grub GraveyardThe NJ Booze & Grub Graveyard
      Booze & Grub Reviews
      Falafel Hut

      July 12, 2025

      Booze & Grub Reviews
      McDonald’s (West Village)

      July 10, 2025

      Booze & Grub Reviews
      Seoul Bistro

      July 4, 2025

      Booze & Grub Reviews
      Ralph’s Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant

      June 27, 2025

      Booze & Grub Reviews
      CAVA – 350 Hudson

      June 19, 2025

      Booze & Grub Reviews
      Rooster’s Nashville Hot Chicken

      June 18, 2025

      Booze & Grub Reviews: NYC
      McDonald’s (West Village)

      July 10, 2025

      Booze & Grub Reviews: NYC
      CAVA – 350 Hudson

      June 19, 2025

      Booze & Grub Reviews: NYC
      Westville Hudson

      April 25, 2025

      Booze & Grub Reviews: NYC
      Five Guys – Midtown West

      January 25, 2025

      Booze & Grub Reviews: NYC
      Jaz Indian Cuisine

      December 23, 2024

      Booze & Grub Reviews: NYC
      Just Salad – Hudson Square

      November 13, 2024

      Booze & Grub Reviews: NJ
      Falafel Hut

      July 12, 2025

      Booze & Grub Reviews: NJ
      Seoul Bistro

      July 4, 2025

      Booze & Grub Reviews: NJ
      Ralph’s Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant

      June 27, 2025

      Booze & Grub Reviews: NJ
      Rooster’s Nashville Hot Chicken

      June 18, 2025

      Booze & Grub Reviews: NJ
      Oso Felipe

      June 6, 2025

      Booze & Grub Reviews: NJ
      Mambo Cuban Restaurant & Lounge Harrison

      May 23, 2025

      The NYC Booze & Grub Graveyard
      NYC Booze & Grub Graveyard: Gone Before Their…

      August 9, 2022

      The NYC Booze & Grub Graveyard
      The Press Box Restaurant & Pub

      August 3, 2021

      The NYC Booze & Grub Graveyard
      Natureworks – Midtown

      May 6, 2021

      The NYC Booze & Grub Graveyard
      The National Bar & Dining Rooms

      April 10, 2021

      The NYC Booze & Grub Graveyard
      Hillstone – Midtown

      March 5, 2021

      The NYC Booze & Grub Graveyard
      Connolly’s Pub & Restaurant – 5th Ave.

      February 12, 2021

      The NJ Booze & Grub Graveyard
      NJ Booze & Grub Graveyard: Gone Before Their…

      July 21, 2024

      The NJ Booze & Grub Graveyard
      Scala del Nonna

      February 15, 2023

      The NJ Booze & Grub Graveyard
      Diesel & Duke – Montclair

      January 30, 2023

      The NJ Booze & Grub Graveyard
      Ruthie’s Bar-B-Q & Pizza

      September 14, 2021

      The NJ Booze & Grub Graveyard
      Junior’s Cheesesteaks & Shakes

      December 21, 2020

      The NJ Booze & Grub Graveyard
      Vanillamore

      June 13, 2020

  • Randomness
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    • Product Reviews
    • Odd Finds
    • Diary