After the Fall by Arthur Miller
thoughts on avoiding the canon
Tag: 1960s
Joan Didion: the 1960s and 70s
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The Pumpkin Eater by Penelope Mortimer
powerful novel that should be better known
Sex In Society by Alex Comfort
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Remembering Oluwale: An Anthology edited by SJ Bradley
a powerful anthology of poetry and prose
Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black by Cookie Mueller
some really gorgeous prose
Berg by Ann Quin
“Help me, help me,” I cry, “I’m too sober to read”.
Passages by Ann Quin
Usually, by the end of January I’ve read a novel I expect to influence my reading habits for the restContinue Reading
Hip-Scott: Pass the Dostoevsky on the Left Hand Side
Please enjoy my hot new drag-hop video:
Midland: A Novel Out of Time by Honor Gavin
midlands novel and a road trip into childhood
Love, Sex & Other Foreign Policy Goals by Jesse Armstrong
Until yesterday, when I read the last 100 pages of Jesse Armstrong’s Love, Sex & Other Foreign Policy Goals, IContinue Reading
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
A very easy way of gauging how much I’ve enjoyed a book is how long it takes me to readContinue Reading
Penguin Modern Stories 7
I sourced this 1971 collection of short stories for one simple reason: ‘For Bolocks Please Read Blocks Throughout’, a B.Continue Reading
The Medium Is The Massage by Marshall McLuhan and Quentin Fiore
Look, I’m going to be honest with you. I’m no expert on what The Medium is the Massage is about. AContinue Reading
Poems by B. S. Johnson
When asked his occupation, or for any kind of self-identification, B. S. Johnson would reply that he was a “poet”.Continue Reading
Travelling People by B. S. Johnson
Today I have returned to the British Library in order to read more out of print books by Bryan StanleyContinue Reading
One Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
This is a very serious book. It’s a deeply realist exploration of a single day in a Soviet-era prison camp,Continue Reading
Triumph Of The Now 