Comments on: What is some good literature about living in a condo?

Question: What is some good literature about living in a condo?

jeremias — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 16:37:59 -0800

Looking for good literature which features living in a condo.

I'm looking for books/short stories which feature life in a condominium. I'm sure there must be some out there. I tend to like absurd/comedic but "serious" literature is fine also. I'm really looking for stories in which the "condo life" is the subject.

By: Mapes

Mapes — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 17:00:35 -0800

David Schickler's Kissing in Manhattan - Many of the characters live in a Manhattan building called the Preemption. Absurd/comedic situations galore.

By: AwkwardPause

AwkwardPause — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 17:57:47 -0800

George Perec's Life: A User's Manual is all about life in a Parisian apartment building. And also both absurd an "serious".

By: callmejay

callmejay — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:32:32 -0800

There are some scenes in Infinite Jest in condos, but then there are some 900+ pages that don't take place in condos, too.

By: Aknaton

Aknaton — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:54:34 -0800

The answer is obvious: John D. MacDonald's Condominium. And so timely, too. Probably the TV movie is unavailable.

Oh, you wanted good literature?

By: mecran01

mecran01 — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 19:40:12 -0800

Fight Club partially took place in a condo. Heh.

By: Airhen

Airhen — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 19:50:55 -0800

Independence Day by Richard Ford.

By: fuzz

fuzz — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 01:20:04 -0800

High Rise by JG Ballard.

By: scratch

scratch — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 06:26:11 -0800

Mrs. Ted Bliss, by Stanley Elkin, is about a widow living in a Miami condo.