The Cross of Redemption: Uncollected Writings by James Baldwin
2010 collection of [some of?] Baldwin’s uncollected short pieces
2010 collection of [some of?] Baldwin’s uncollected short pieces
a comic book that’s errr fine i suppose
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
an important topic, at least?
great very short book that never gets *that* weird
we cannot equate hope with idiocy and expect to ever be happy
solid novel recommended in Only Americans Burn In Hell
an extensive discussion re the weighty themes raised by this book
if you’re not reading Kobek you’re not reading
some thoughts on reading one of the 20th century’s most important books
anti 9/11, anti Richmond, pro Jarett Kobek
it’s not Baldwin’s best, but it’s better than most books by everyone else!
boooorrrrriiiiinnnggg
i read some poems on the backlot throat goat
potentially significant if unexciting 18th century ballad
middling swashbuckling adventure
another hagiography on Baldwin as scott packs up his north american life
two new books from Jarett Kobek about CRIME CRIME CRIME
struck down by covid, scott crawls into a classic novel
excellent, significant, 19th century anti-slavery novel
in which the canadian state tests me for TB & syphilis
i cannot read myself happy
if u see a dead racoon at the side of the road
two excellent books, two not excellent books
sleaze is not a synonym for prurience
don’t be stupid, be a smarty / read fiction ’bout the nazi party
the lockdown continues and nothing changes
Yes, it’s here, the new (new?) Joan Didion, so to celebrate I’m going to give a tiny tiny tiny commentContinue Reading
baldwin, baldwin, baldwin
but sharks are evil, right?
redressing a gap in my reading
ok toomer
very early protest against colonialism
surprisingly good protest novel; thoughts on UK election result
great early[ish] essays from one of america’s best
brief comments on a collection of kwansabas
a sad play from JB the master
an essential non-fiction read and a new documentary on its legacy
a little bit of Vitamin D…
Teju Cole Me By Your Name
Colson Whitehead’s intriguing, if imperfect, debut
ideologically, i’d love to tear this apart, but i cannot…
there ain’t no fool like a holy fool
a dark, engaging, affecting read
fun frothy men’s fiction
Finally, a book about race that makes me angry at myself
great essay collection… from america
Off the booze (again), I enjoy a book but despair of life.
Trump cannot and will not be ignored.
an accurate depiction of the lust and boredom that threatens to overwhelm all of us who aren’t pious, delusional, fuckheads