The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
reading the best of books in the worst of times
Tag: marriage
After the Fall by Arthur Miller
thoughts on avoiding the canon
The Pumpkin Eater by Penelope Mortimer
powerful novel that should be better known
The Dry Heart by Natalia Ginzburg
a cracking novella about a terrible murderous marriage
I Am A Truck by Michelle Winters
very very very good novella from 2016
Parade’s End by Ford Madox Ford
a very very very good big book on WAR
Sex In Society by Alex Comfort
hubba hubba hubba
I Love Dick by Chris Kraus
a little bit of Vitamin D…
Bear by Marian Engel
simply the bestial
The Devil in the Flesh by Raymond Radiguet
It is 1230am on a Friday night, I am (which is very rare for me) not at work, my girlfriendContinue Reading
The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy
This is a late novella of Tolstoy’s, and one famous for espousing a narrative rooted in his late-life, anti-sexuality, opinions.Continue Reading
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Big books. I have an odd relationship with ’em. The idea of big books, to be honest, I have aContinue Reading
The Book of Dave by Will Self
Hello. Happy New Year etc. I finally got around to reading Will Self’s The Book of Dave after carrying theContinue Reading
Birthday Letters by Ted Hughes
Wow. I just finished reading this long collection of themed poems, and found it pretty impressive. Birthday Letters, Ted Hughes’Continue Reading
Triumph Of The Now 