by scottmanleyhadley September 12, 2013 3 Book Review Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace Wow. Fuck a diddle wank, David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest (1996) is a full blown literary compendium of joy. Deeply philosophical,Continue Reading
by scottmanleyhadley July 18, 2013 2 Book Review 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
by scottmanleyhadley July 5, 2013 Number of comments0 Book Review Speedboat by Renata Adler Renata Adler’s Speedboat is an award-winning experimental novel from 1976, recently republished by New York Review Books. I, however, was readingContinue Reading
by scottmanleyhadley July 4, 2013 Number of comments0 Book Review Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer I’m a sentimental, emotional, man. I’m sensitive. I feel. I feel big. And Jonathan Safran Foer’s 2005 Extremely Loud & IncrediblyContinue Reading
by scottmanleyhadley April 16, 2013 3 Creative Prose State of the Nation Nothing interests me on The Mall. And only the pelicans do in St James’s Park. But I like walking, passing,Continue Reading
by scottmanleyhadley March 28, 2013 Number of comments0 Musings On Wee And On Toilet Humour There’s a pun in that title. Particularly pertinent if you’re aware of my constant struggle to not be utterly tired,Continue Reading