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"One of the most common and saddest spectacles is that of a person of really fine sensibility and acute psychological perception trying to write fiction by these qualities alone. This type of writer will put down one intensely emotional or keenly perceptive sentence after the other, and the result will be complete dullness. The facts is that the materials of the fiction writer are the humblest. Fiction is about everything human and we are made out of dust, and if you scorn getting yourself dusty, then you shouldn't try to write fiction. It's not a grand enough job for you."
Jan 13, 2024
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If you like Elena Ferrante or if you too, have felt the pains and pleasures of writing. If you want to hear someone describe the age old ‘ahhh language can’t possibly communicate the true depth and complexity of our thoughts!‘ but in an actually thoughtful manner. Made me cry.
Jan 28, 2024
I can’t say it’s my favorite because it’s viscerally disturbing to the point of being literally nauseating but it’s well-researched, deftly written, and a perfect example of the experimental direction Joyce Carol Oates has taken with her work in recent years. I adore her she is a treasure and probably one of the best American authors to ever live…
Dec 3, 2024
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writing about writers, about writing, about visual artists, and the Bible, memory and the passage of time.
lots of reading reccos embedded in this
Feb 25, 2024
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When I was 13 the only things that I can remember being particularly fond of were baseball and the Lonely Island - watching the Royal Tenenbaums on TV one night was (at risk of seeming trite) 'life changing' for even just the fact that my adolescent baseball career was on the decline and I needed something new to invest my time in. The montage of Gene Hackman playing with his Adidas tracksuited grandsons set to 'Me & Julio Down By the Schoolyard' indoctrinated me into a life of whimsy, for better or worse.
Jan 5, 2024
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Leaves you feeling a bit sillier about your laments.
Dec 20, 2023
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What is delightful is often paradoxical.
Dec 22, 2023