On The Beach by Nevil Shute
repression at the end of the world
Tag: repression
Bluebeard’s Chamber by Michael Maar
i crit lit + this lit’s lit crit; MANNSLAUGHTER???
In the Freud Archives by Janet Malcolm
is the conscious or the subconscious mind the most potent agent in our lives
Valentino and Sagittarius by Natalia Ginzburg
the lockdown continues and nothing changes
Winter in July by Doris Lessing
short stories about non-monogamous colonial types
The Dry Heart by Natalia Ginzburg
a cracking novella about a terrible murderous marriage
Parade’s End by Ford Madox Ford
a very very very good big book on WAR
My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness by Nagata Kabi
it’s good though it’s very optimistic
My Father and Myself by J. R. Ackerley
an important, wonderful, book
The First Day by Phil Harrison
mainstream literary fiction that I very nearly love
Maurice by E. M. Forster
a snobbish delight
Death In Venice by Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann, Thomas Mann, Thomas Mann, What A Very Thom Man
Music & Literature No. 7
I get angry and confused because I’m repressed and have elitist interests
Sex: The Summer of Hard by Joe Casey and Piotr Kowalski
Again, I am too caffeinated to concentrate, too buzzed up to stop typing for more than the fifteen minutes orContinue Reading
The Lost Weekend by Charles Jackson
Malcolm Lowry, secret hero of these blog posts, fell into a deep depression after the publication of Charles Jackson’s TheContinue Reading
Eva Luna by Isabel Allende
Last night, as I wandered between bars and cafes in Taksim, North of the Golden Horn, I read most ofContinue Reading
The Death of Ivan Ilyich & Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy
This week, I decided to dabble with a bit of Leo Tolstoy. I’ve never read anything by the big-hitting RussianContinue Reading
On Not Publishing A Naked Picture of Myself Yesterday
Yesterday I took a naked photograph of myself – from behind – to use as the accompanying picture for myContinue Reading
Triumph Of The Now 