Nick Harkaway On The First Chapter Of The Gone Away World

What I wanted my first pages to tell you was: this is going to be a wild ride! Fasten your seat belt, put on your life jacket, and put your earplugs in. Stick with me, I'm going to show you some great stuff. So starting with Gonzo Lubitsch as a five year old... that just seemed like an awfully big ask. I think that opening says: this here is a serious generational novel, and it's going to take you a while, but you'll be a better person for reading it.