Hypohypothesis

by Heather Folsom

Fiction. Heather Folsom's HYPOHYPOTHESIS: A NOVEL is a madcap romp, a dark comedy which stands psychiatry on its head. It has a party scene to rival the Mad Hatter's, and then, in a tour de force,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0932274668
• ISBN13: 9780932274663
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Cadmus Editions
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

A superbly written and original story

Hypohypothesis is a unique novel deftly written by Heather Folsom, who draws upon her expertise and experience as a practicing psychiatrist to integrate an original theory of the human mind into an engaging tale of a rather pompous professor of psychiatry and a brilliant but erratic student who are thrust together due to circumstances beyond their immediate control. Together, the unlikely pair encounter a host of memorable characters including twin sideshow fat ladies, squabbling philosophers, an escape artist, and others. Hypohypothesis is a superbly written and original story that documents Heather Folsom as a gifted author who will leave her readers looking eagerly toward her next foray into fiction. Also very highly recommended reading is Heather's first book, Philosophie Thinly Clothed (Camus Editions, 2003).

Original and smart

Folsom is a highly creative and original writer. As she did with her first book, Folsom achieves what few authors can, and that is the ability to invent a new world with compelling characters and themes. I hope she's working on her next book, because I can't wait to read it!

WISE, HUMOR-RIDDEN READ

If you love Kafka, Camus, Tom Robbins and Barbara Kingsolver and hunger for existential fare,HYPOHYPOTHESIS offers a heart smart feast. The writing is spare, spicy, potent, off-the-wall at times, girded with bone-crushing authenticity. It reads like Grisham, punches like Sartre. The rewards of this thought provoking saga recur in dreams and random thoughts. What a pleasure to discover a current novel (voice) that is funny, wise, and delectably literate.