Diversifying My Bookshelves

The Blah Story, Volume 1, by Nigel Tomm

The Chicago Tribune tipped me off to this book. It allegedly contains the longest literary sentence. Sadly, the book was overlooked for an award for the longest literary sentence due to

1. an obscene number of "blahs" that appear in the story
2. it's literary value is highly questionable

There are more volumes, too. Eleven of them, in fact.

Because I care about you all and want to expand your reading horizons, I'll share an excerpt of The Blah Book, Volume 10:

Blah intimidated, they blah to blah blah, where blah and blah passed a blah blah. Blah little blah that blah blah one blah surprised to blah what blah their blah were blah.
‘I always blah a blah to blah a blah,’ he blah blah.
‘I like blah.’
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So, who's up for an ARC of the next volume? Show of hands, please.