The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin
a fun book but not a real one, y’know
Tag: corona
Surrender by Joanna Pocock
big post on privilege, re-wilding, ageing; a phenomenal read
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
accidentally read a right-wing novel; thoughts about returning to work mid-pandemic
Movements in European History by DH Lawrence
a mediocre history text then a pro-UBI, anti-“the Arts is special” rant
Blue Nights by Joan Didion
very little on the book, lots of rage at the slow quietening of June’s global protest movement
The Proust Screenplay by Harold Pinter
to adapt is not to survive
the mirror and the light by hilary mantel
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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
a blog post that fell apart so much i paused the blog for six weeks
The Pale King by David Foster Wallace
hide the dfw; notes on craft & posthumous novels
the story of the lost child by elena ferrante
two and a half months ago i read an incredible novel
This Is Where I Get Off by KIRBY
great poetry, i whinge about lockdown innit
Fifth Business by Robertson Davies
a lovely lockdown trip down the middle of the road
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante
truly one of the greatest recent works of fiction
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
reading the best of books in the worst of times
Cygnet by Season Butler
a solid contemporary novel
this is how you lose the time war by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
more mediocre writing slash “lauded genre writing”
My Word Is My Bond by Roger Moore (with Gareth Owen)
a pointless read, wasting time
the governesses by anne serre
parkdale in the pandemic
Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer
distracting the self with heady genre fiction
the cléo reader: 2013-2019
commencing unemployment and panicking about expertise
If All The World and Love Were Young by Stephen Sexton
top prize-winning poetry and emotional toll of lockdown ekes in
We Are Made of Diamond Stuff by Isabel Waidner
it’s the pandemic and it’s now
The Triple Echo by H. E. Bates
a surprisingly great short novel that might be hateful
Dark Days by James Baldwin
the strangeness of lockdown becomes the new normal
The Years by Annie Ernaux
cracking under lockdown and stunning books
Faustine by Emma Tennant
sense begins to disperse as unemployment looms
Wormholes by John Fowles
a collection of essays
So Far From God by Veronica Gonzalez Peña
phenomenal essay on Mexican corruption
Triumph Of The Now 