by Lawrence Weschler

isbn: 0679764895
subject: Nonfiction, General Science, Biography, History
finished: 10/4/1999

The Museum of Jurassic Technology is sort of a structural equivalent of Borges's Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius -- it challenges not our beliefs, but our rationale for deciding what to believe and what not to believe. Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder is a description of the museum, a portrait of its eclectic creator, and a meditation on museums and their history. By the end of the book I was beginning to wonder if the MJT actually exists at all. This is a quick read, but well-written and very thought provoking.