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From the incomparable Jonathan Lethem, a raucous romantic farce that explores the paradoxes of love and art
Lucinda Hoekke spends eight hours a day at the Complaint Line, hearing anonymous callers air their random grievances. Most of the time, the task is excruciatingly tedious. But one frequent caller, who insists on speaking and then Lucinda, captivates her along with his off-color ruminations and opaque self-reflections. In blatant defiance of the rules, Lucinda and the Complainer arrange a face-to-face meeting—and fall desperately in love.
Consumed by passion, Lucinda manages and then tear herself away from the Complainer to apply with the choice band where she plays bass. The lead singer of the band is Matthew, a confused young man who works at the zoo and has kidnapped a kangaroo to save lots of it from ennui. Denise, the drummer, works at No Shame, a masturbation boutique. The band’s talented lyricist, Bedwin, conflicted about the group’s as-yet-nonexistent fame, is experiencing writer’s block. Hoping to recharge the band’s creative energy, Lucinda “suggests” a few of the Complainer’s philosophical musings to Bedwin. When Bedwin transforms them into brilliant songs, the band gets its big break, including an invitation to appear on L.A.’s premiere alternative radio show. Really the only problem is the Complainer. He insists on joining the band, with disastrous consequences for everyone.
Brimming with satire and sex, You Don’t Love Me Yet is a funny and affectionate send-up of the choice band scene, the city of LA, and the whole genre of romantic comedy, but remains unmistakably the task of the inimitable Jonathan Lethem.
