Paying the Land by Joe Sacco
not a sacco sh*it
not a sacco sh*it
great prose-verse novel about nunavut in the 70s
1914 memoir about alcoholism that oozes big denial
some thoughts on a novel you should probably read
a dark, engaging, affecting read
A Wild and Precious Life
David Foster Wallace was a prick.
Angry poetry from the badlands of the East Midlands.
I get angry and confused because I’m repressed and have elitist interests
Humour books about the bottle don’t sit right
If Gregor Hens can give up smoking, I can give up booze.
x, x, baby / you’re cold as x / didn’t have x cube so you bought vanilla x
Lunar Caustic is a lie.
“Help me, help me,” I cry, “I’m too sober to read”.
I’m bored of life, but this book’s a banger.
Fantastic Mr Fox is an ode to adventure capitalism. My life is an ode to wine.
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I’m an abyss filling up with regret and alcohol at equal measure, like a really wet martini.
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