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Only my second foray into this kind of novel, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. So much so that I've checked out the sequel, Parable of the Talents. Climate change, economic decline and a popular drug that makes watching fire feel better than sex have America on the brink of McCarthy's The Road. The narrorator is a 15 year old African american girl. It's a great read, but sometimes unsettling.
big 2009-2011 what are you currently reading energy
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Jorge wrote:
I remember I was in Miami when it happened. I was posting from the balcony of my apartment overlooking the beach. And I was having an argument with Adamdude.
big 2009-2011 what are you currently reading energy
According to Goodreads, I finished it last on March 22, 2011.
yeah, you or mick put it on my radar back then.
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Jorge wrote:
I remember I was in Miami when it happened. I was posting from the balcony of my apartment overlooking the beach. And I was having an argument with Adamdude.
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Malloy wrote:
Simple Torture wrote:
Malloy wrote:
Simple Torture wrote:
big 2009-2011 what are you currently reading energy
According to Goodreads, I finished it last on March 22, 2011.
yeah, you or mick put it on my radar back then.
I went to see Moya read at Brown right around this time, too. I remember he was reading from this at the time, but I hadn't read it yet, so I had him sign my copy of Senselessness.
Just finished Lincoln in the Bardo. I enjoyed it and enjoyed being stretched as a reader (dealing with all of the voices, attuning to the world Saunders was creating and being okay with not understanding parts of the story only to have them fold out beautifully), but I don't think I would recommend it to many people.
I just started Saunder's A Swim in the Pond in the Rain. I've gotten through the first short story and am absolutely loving this book. So many people here should pick this one up.
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Hatfield wrote:
Just finished Lincoln in the Bardo. I enjoyed it and enjoyed being stretched as a reader (dealing with all of the voices, attuning to the world Saunders was creating and being okay with not understanding parts of the story only to have them fold out beautifully), but I don't think I would recommend it to many people.
I just started Saunder's A Swim in the Pond in the Rain. I've gotten through the first short story and am absolutely loving this book. So many people here should pick this one up.
Just tackling the final novella in Civilwarland myself.
Just finished Lincoln in the Bardo. I enjoyed it and enjoyed being stretched as a reader (dealing with all of the voices, attuning to the world Saunders was creating and being okay with not understanding parts of the story only to have them fold out beautifully), but I don't think I would recommend it to many people.
I just started Saunder's A Swim in the Pond in the Rain. I've gotten through the first short story and am absolutely loving this book. So many people here should pick this one up.
Just tackling the final novella in Civilwarland myself.
In Swim....he takes 7 short stories from 4 Russian authors and breaks down what makes them so amazing. It's the best of both worlds.
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Hatfield wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
Hatfield wrote:
Just finished Lincoln in the Bardo. I enjoyed it and enjoyed being stretched as a reader (dealing with all of the voices, attuning to the world Saunders was creating and being okay with not understanding parts of the story only to have them fold out beautifully), but I don't think I would recommend it to many people.
I just started Saunder's A Swim in the Pond in the Rain. I've gotten through the first short story and am absolutely loving this book. So many people here should pick this one up.
Just tackling the final novella in Civilwarland myself.
In Swim....he takes 7 short stories from 4 Russian authors and breaks down what makes them so amazing. It's the best of both worlds.
yeah i'm really looking forward to that one. I'm gonna do the whole list before tackling Lincoln, because it does look a bit daunting. Have you done Braindead Megaphone? How does it compare to his fiction stuff?
I've only done 10th of December, Civilwarland, and about half of Pastoralia (borrowed it on vacation, intend to finish that next). So far my biggest takeaway, other than he's amazing, is that his earliest stuff in Civilwarland, while very good, was mostly pretty similar in both style and content, and that his unique ability to communicate his characters' viewpoints didn't really explode until later works.
I remember I was in Miami when it happened. I was posting from the balcony of my apartment overlooking the beach. And I was having an argument with Adamdude.
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Just tackling the final novella in Civilwarland myself.
