Or at least the idea of a pipe, the object on which deWitt’s ( The Sisters Brothers, 2011) opening paragraphs rest and that Lucy, as he’s called, hopes will become a suitable extension of his person, something that will contribute to his odd comeliness-for though sickly and pasty-faced, “there was something pretty about him, too.” Lucy’s prettiness and gender-hopping name has bearing on this odd tale, which has other hobbit-y aspects but, though a fairy tale for adults, not much of Tolkien’s world-embracing earnestness. Lucien Minor isn’t a hobbit, but he’s fond of pipes all the same. “A modesty of appetite represents a paucity of heart”: a sometimes bibulous, occasionally violent, well thought through modern take on folkloric storytelling.
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