| Author | Rian Hughes |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | The Overlook Press |
| Publication date | 2020 |
XX is a 2020 science fiction novel by writer Rian Hughes.
Design and publication
Hughes created a new typeface for the novel. Adapting the novel for e-readers was difficult, and Hughes considers the printed book to be the way the novel "should be read". Due to its use of graphic elements, artwork, a novel within the novel, asemic writing, and epistolary techniques, it can be considered a work of ergodic literature.
Reception
According to literary review aggregator Book Marks, the novel received mostly "Rave" reviews.
Neville Hawcock, writing for The Financial Times, praised the graphic elements of the book as an "enjoyable variation" from typical novels. Lydia Fletcher, in a review published by The Library Journal, criticized the novel as occasionally "difficult to follow" in part due to the "mixed-media" portions.
References
- ^ Hawcock, Neville (13 August 2020). "XX — a 'novel, graphic' with big ideas, extra bold". The Financial Times. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ Carter, Dom (26 November 2021). "Rian Hughes on narrative design, creating fonts for aliens, and reinventing the novel". Creative Boom. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- "Book Marks reviews of XX by Rian Hughes". Book Marks. 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- Fletcher, Lydia (6 November 2020). "XX". Library Journal. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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