The Letters of Mina Harker by Dodie Bellamy
an excellent – near flawless – novel
an excellent – near flawless – novel
struck down by covid, scott crawls into a classic novel
a hyper-cautious novel about archetypes avoids offence but also characterisation
excellent, significant, 19th century anti-slavery novel
interesting book of the legal history of removing literary censorship
in which the canadian state tests me for TB & syphilis
i cannot read myself happy
if u see a dead racoon at the side of the road
powerful academic text on the impossibility of decolonisation within capitalistic structures
two excellent books, two not excellent books
sleaze is not a synonym for prurience
can’t stop reading / can’t start doing anything else
don’t be stupid, be a smarty / read fiction ’bout the nazi party
the lockdown continues and nothing changes
Yes, it’s here, the new (new?) Joan Didion, so to celebrate I’m going to give a tiny tiny tiny commentContinue Reading
baldwin, baldwin, baldwin
but sharks are evil, right?
big post on privilege, re-wilding, ageing; a phenomenal read
exceptional omnibus from NY publisher Tender Buttons
ok toomer
another kooky blog post
surprisingly good protest novel; thoughts on UK election result
great early[ish] essays from one of america’s best
an essential contemporary memoir
brief comments on a collection of kwansabas