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@popvulture preach!! Same daddy issues over here
but when I finished the book, I have to say that I was more empathetic and wanting to engage with a new understanding. Aside from that John Williams's writing is beautiful. -
@Inorganic I’m envious of you having Powell’s close. My wife has family in Portland and a trip to Powell’s is a priority every time we visit. The Dispossessed looks interesting as well.
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@SKT Powell's is a real gem - when I can get a night away from the family I have a selfcare trifecta of activities around that single city block: Powell's, Self Edge & Living Room Theatre for a fun movie....it is bliss.
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Man that sounds wonderful 🥹
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@Inorganic love both of those books! Le Guin is one of my favourites, Left Hand of Darkness is a great read.
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@jerkules She is a bit of a local hero here in Portland so I had to get to her books sometime or later. Left Hand of Darkness is definitely on my list of books soon to read...
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It's definitely a cool book. A really heady read.
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Reading “The Dawn of Everything “ by Davids Graeber and Wengrow and can’t put it down. Makes you question a lot of our conventional wisdom around how humans can and have organize societies and calls into question the inevitability of our style of civilization.
This is a task that Ishmael by Daniel Quinn also excels at, though the former is much more evidence-based.
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Currently reading Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
This has slid under my radar though I had read other works from him. The writing style is a bit boring after a few books...
Grim and dark. Have to take it in small doses because the writing does convey the doom and misery of the plot very well. -
I liked the westerns, didn't read The Road because it was doomy and miserable
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Have fun, @Giles
Re: Cormac, that's interesting — I've read Blood Meridian and The Road. I found the former to be really one of the most disturbing books I've ever read, and kind of woefully difficult to read; he was definitely going for a Faulknerian tone, and I didn't particularly enjoy the effort. The Road's definitely more grim, but I felt like there was an actual bit of hope in it, vs the scorched earth POV of Blood Meridian. Plus I liked the way his writing got much more economical in his older age.
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I love The Road and No Country for Old Men. I tried to read Blood Meridian years ago and the style seemed “indulgent”. I much prefer the more spare and propulsive style he uses in his later works as well. Regarding The Road, I read it when it was first published and then again years later after I became a father and it was even more powerful. I agree that there is hope in that dark story. Anyone read his two most recent books? @popvulture
@mclaincausey I had The Dawn of Everything checked out and didn’t get around to it. Is it along the lines of Sapiens(which I loved)?
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@SKT I haven't read any of his other than those two — I'll fully admit that it's not my usual zone when it comes to modern fiction. Definitely more of a George Saunders / Lorrie Moore / Jennifer Egan / Sam Lipsyte sort o' guy. I guess those writers are all pretty distinct but probably unified by dark-leaning humor. Always up for new recs!
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Which reminds me: I need to get this. I really loved his first book, The Nix.
