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Xue Hua _anda1a — Bookended (almost) with two rather exceptional stories, "Ambrose His Mark" and "Anonymiad", with an absolute knockout in the middle, John Barth's Lost in the Funhouse astonishes and disappoints in almost equal measure. When he's on, as in the aforementioned stories, he's almost unbeatable, and when he's not on (almost every other story in the collection), he's almost unbearable. The postmodern bent to most of the stories contained here largely works against the author, though when employed well, is both playful and poignant. "Lost in the Funhouse" is, for all intents and purposes, a perfect short story. The imagery (the funhouse mirrors, which Barth revisits through repeated phrases in the story) and the keen eye for detail (Ambrose wonders if he could see forever in the funhouse mirrors by using a periscope, thus employing the imagery of the Second World War that hangs over every scene in the story) enable the it to rise above his constant infatuation with the seams in the narrative. That is, these characters exist doubtlessly as characters, and yet he is still able to breathe life into them and, to employ a tired phrase, make them come alive on the page. Ambrose's awkwardness is impeccably crafted, and his disdain for the world (the desire for a button to immediately and painlessly end one's life, and yet the understanding to note the ticket taker wasn't cruel, only "vulgar and insensitive") feels real and believable. And all the good will that he earns from so beautifully crafting a story like "Lost in the Funhouse," he wastes on "Menelaiad." I'm certain that there's an audience for this pretentious nonsense, but I am certainly not among them. I'd recommend stories from this collection, though I'd hesitate to recommend the whole book. A familiarity with Greek mythology is recommended.