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grim and soaring novel about 1840's mountain men, native relations, trappers, and bloody pioneering in North America
written in 1947 but defies expected conventions and stereotypes
content warning: contains some racially offensive words (though not used in the contexts you'd expect)
— the follow up to this, which I've just ordered, won the 1950 Pulitzer
Dec 31, 2024
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this is a partial rec because I'm only about halfway through it right now but there's something special about an autobiography that reads like such a well formed piece of fiction. Woody Guthrie has always been a character of myth in Americana and he seems to even understand this while writing his own life's story. Living through tornado tragedy and skipping town to town, traveling the country by train, it all seems larger-than-life and very well could be embellished, but that doesn't take away from the story he's trying to tell about American life. It's easy to see him as a Paul Bunyan-type folklore hero, killing fascists with his guitar and riding the rails to discover America.
Apr 29, 2024
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because he’s the king of the hill. obviously. and will make you feel everything.
Other recs:
The World Accoridng to Garp by John Irving is one of the most fucked up and disturbing books I’ve ever read. feel like I almost can’t in good conscience recommend it. But you will feel ill!
The bluest eye. Also super fucked up and sad.
OH! Boy snow bird by Helen oheyemi. Unbelievably good, language is stunning, trippy but heartbreaking.
ok that’s the list.
Mar 12, 2024
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this is worthy of celebration: the lack of video—autoplay video, noisy inane video, panicky video, algorithmic, dumb video, rabbit hole video, any video—on pi.fyi is a good thing
Oct 5, 2024
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this is going to hurt — A LOT — but it's getting to the point where there's no other option
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one of my 2025 habit goals
alone or with others, it is the best
Jan 21, 2025