The Autobiography of Malcolm X with Alex Haley
some thoughts on reading one of the 20th century’s most important books
some thoughts on reading one of the 20th century’s most important books
1948 novel about a sad catholic with too many girlfriends
it’s not Baldwin’s best, but it’s better than most books by everyone else!
realising i read poetry looking for poets, not poems
scott reads a collection of writing from a trailblazing lady gonzo journalist!
a beautiful novel about the emptiness at the heart of life
a stunning harlem renaissance novel; scott muses on the hangover of growing up in a cultural desert
james baldwin is great; vaccines are also great
while we seek relief in schadenfreude over self-esteem, the world will never be fixed
excellent, significant, 19th century anti-slavery novel
an excellent novel; in footnotes my concluding thoughts on the TV series The Affair
in which the canadian state tests me for TB & syphilis
powerful academic text on the impossibility of decolonisation within capitalistic structures
powerful stuff on racism, colonialism and botched governmental attempts to move on
two excellent books, two not excellent books
short stories about non-monogamous colonial types
Richard Wright in Franco’s Spain and other fragments
phenomenal, wise, novel about the great migration and the manipulation of white working class resentment
Written June 15th and actually it was this one, not Things Fall Apart that caused me to pause blogging, forContinue Reading
a blog post that fell apart so much i paused the blog for six weeks
hide the dfw; notes on craft & posthumous novels
ok toomer
great literary biography but not AS GREAT as other malcolm i’ve read
great prose-verse novel about nunavut in the 70s
very “literary fiction” literary fiction about WW2 non-Nazi racism
very early protest against colonialism
surprisingly good protest novel; thoughts on UK election result
great early[ish] essays from one of america’s best
impressive, purposeful, children’s fiction
I read another great, serious, time travel novel
a solid, if unambitious, novel from a major contemporary voice
a sad play from JB the master
a delicious 1960s Pelican about the dark arts…
you absolute Stein
acclaimed canadian steampunky slavery novel
an absolute disgrace
mediocre prose and a child bride: time to cancel Poe
another racist travel book
impressive, emotive, historical
glorious, wonderful, contemporary non-fiction
i can’t believe it’s so racist
a bit of African history and more white opinions on racism #facepalm #alwayspublish
writing on time travel like
a powerful anthology of poetry and prose
essential reading, especially if you’re a racist
A British woman considers the life of her Rwandan husband and his country.
Norman Mailer writes energetically and racistly about boxing
Very Colonial travel writing from author of The Painted Veil
because white men can’t / police their imagination / black men are dying