“We come crawling through these cracks, orphans, lobotomies; if you ask me what I want, I'll tell you. I want everything. Whole rotten world come down and break.“
Remembering Kathy Acker, one of the greats, on her birthday.
“We come crawling through these cracks, orphans, lobotomies; if you ask me what I want, I'll tell you. I want everything. Whole rotten world come down and break.“
Remembering Kathy Acker, one of the greats, on her birthday.
Several postcards going out today to new members! Also buying some stamps.
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Group C- Y‘all, I‘m having a tough time narrowing it down. Let me know what you prefer.
#coldweatherreads
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
1. Much as I predicted a month ago, my favorite book of August was also my favorite for July - White Noise.
2. The casual mix of absurdism, wit, and existential dread.
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It has taken 25 years + to finally reread this book and it was well worth the wait. It is amazing how a book can get you thinking and inspire you to approach the big questions with humour and humanity. This is that type of book.
Death is everywhere - hovering in the air (the "airborne toxic event"), on the TV and radio (natural disasters, mass graves), even in the doctor's office ("concerning reports") - and our only answer is to buy more junk. I was hesitant to read WN because of its place in the PoMo pantheon and influence on writers I'm ambivalent towards (DFW, Eggers) or actively dislike (the Jonathans), but in the end I'm glad I did. Absurd, hilarious, and...?
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
1. The one I'm reading now, which will probably be my favorite book for August as well - White Noise
2. It's one of those books I've known about and have been meaning to read seemingly forever, then came across in a used bookstore when I had store credit to burn.
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War is the form nostalgia takes when men are hard-pressed to say something good about their country.