Room Temperature Author:Nicholson Baker The narrator of Nicholson Baker's second novel muses about life in all its fascinating trivia while he gives his baby daughter a bottle. The father-daughter bond is beautifully described, but Baker also, as in all his books, demonstrates his enormous appreciation for the world in general -- for everything from commas to breathing to the peccadil... more »loes of his own childhood.« less
Hmmm, story takes place over 20 minutes, it's 116 pages long, I believe that's a page for every 9.7 seconds. At my age, much longer periods go by without a thought crossing my mind.