Глаз мухи

V romane 'Glaz mukhi' golos, anatomii͡u i kharakter obretaet to, chto zdesʹ nelʹzi͡a nazvatʹ, ne zaspoĭleriv glavnui͡u intrigu. No vdumchivyĭ chitatelʹ poĭmet, o chem rechʹ, uzhe na pervykh stranit͡sakh. My privykaem k passivnomu prisutstvii͡u ėtoĭ veshchi, no u Melameda ona - toksichnyĭ i despotichnyĭ sozhitelʹ, vmeshivaetsi͡a vo vsë, ot seksa do geopolitiki, vret, manipuliruet, uteshaet i isti͡azaet. Melamed pishet kak risuet: legko, ėkonomno i agressivno, meni͡ai͡a registry, skorosti i optiku. Ėto tekst, kotoryĭ prochteshʹ za chas - i srazu nachneshʹ zanovo.

In the novel "The Eye of the Fly", the voice, anatomy and character acquire something that cannot be called here without spoiling the main intrigue. But a thoughtful reader will understand what it's about already on the first pages. We get used to the passive presence of this thing, but Melamed's is a toxic and domineering cohabitant, interfering in everything from sex to geopolitics, lying, manipulating, comforting and torturing. The melamed writes as he draws: easily, economically and aggressively, changing registers, speeds and optics. This is a text that you can read in an hour and immediately start over.