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This sounds dope- whats the prose style, generally?

 

I haven't read a lot of autobiographies, but it's a very quick and easy (stylistically, not in tone) read. It's not overly dark or somber, nor does it go into long philosophical passages about "woe is me" type laments. It's a very straightforward account of an event that hardly ever gets talked about in terms of America's history, which is why I wanted to know more about it.

I've been going through books about the lesser known atrocities committed in American history. So far I've read about the Wilmington Coup, the Tulsa race riots, Japanese internment camps, and the West Virginia Coal Wars. I've got a book about Vietnam next but I'm always open to suggestions. There's uh, no shortage of terrible things this country has done since its inception.

 

My Heart is a Chainsaw was excellent. I think it's Stephen Graham Jones best yet. Also his most accessible (but still weird af) with the caveat being that the more slasher film knowledge you know the more you'll enjoy they book. The who-done-it aspect of it couldn't have been more satisfying.

 

I picked that up last weekend. Excited to get to it soon

 

I’ve only read The Only Good Indians and enjoyed it enough to look into more of his stuff. What you said is RIGHT up my alley.

 

Loved The Only Good Indians as well. This is the perfect follow up.

 

hi friends. it's about that time. preorders of signed author copies of my book (with included limited edition bookmarks) are officially open $20 in all ($17+$3 shipping). only 38 left so act quick if you want a signed copy with bookmark. DM's are open if interested!

here's the press release and if you scroll my twitter, you'll see an image of the bookmarks

 

nice

wishing you all the best with it

 

as for books I've been reading, I really tried with Schulz's Sanitorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass and though it was beautiful, I found myself drifting every few sentences. It was way too airy and abstract, I think. I may try again some other time, but I'm pretty sure his other book The Street of Crocodiles is way more up my alley.

I then tried with Nabokov's Pnin which I also had to set aside. Love Nabokov but really could not get into that one. It sucks when a book is just "fine," so there's this need to get through to the end but there's no enjoyment at all. I had to put it down.

hopefully whatever's next holds my interest. thinking maybe Jenny Offill's Dept. of Speculation

 

Just started Ninth House after sitting on my shelf for a bit. Seems like a perfect October read.

 

Anybody read The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes?

Picked up that and Illuminae from the library today. @Garrett

 

Halfway through reading The Changeling by Victor Lavalle and while lots of things have happened I find it incredibly boring I'm kind of forcing my way through it at this point. Idk why, I can't pinpoint why I'm not interested.

 

I read Lavalle's The Devil In Silver and wasn't super into it

 

Just finished The Mystery of Mrs. Christie. Really enjoyed it!

 

Has anyone read The Orenda by Joseph Boyden? Very visceral violent book but I really enjoyed his style and imagery

 

Started my first Faulkner last night, Light in August. I love it when an author knows exactly how to make a sentence sing without leading me astray into my own thoughts. Very much enjoying it so far.

I admit I Sparknoted The Sound and the Fury in college. I'll have to actually read that someday, too.

 

Definitely Sparknoted Sound and the Fury as well, then let a friend borrow my copy and never got it back. I didn't really like it when I read some of it at the time, but a few times over the last couple of years I've thought to myself that I would mind giving it a genuine try and that I wish I didn't give it away haha. Will probably wind up buying it again at some point

 

I often read poetry alongside my fiction so I’m also doing Rilke’s Book of Hours and holy shit is it perfect. I’m taking my time with it bc I admit I swept through Duino Elegies faster than I should’ve in hindsight. But yeah, wow. These poems just get to the heart of it all. Another masterpiece.

 

Feeling like I should start reading the wheel of time

 

consider this positive peer pressure

 

I feel the same way, but I'm still working on Fellowship.

 

My new Paperwhite (2021) arrived today. Pretty excited to sit down with it tonight and get some reading in.

 

I always feel like this lol. Never made it past book 4, I think it was

 

Getting after it. Trying to get this done before the show hits. No way I'll get the first two read before that.

 

When does the show start?