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May. 18th, 2023 10:58 pmQuick off the cuff impressions:
- Polite Society, dir. Manzoor: I liked this a lot! spunky first novel energy in the good way (I have identified an issue and I’m going to DRAMATIZE it with KUNG FU). Good time, beautiful costuming… Ria, you’re gay
- Cost of Living, Maloney: solid meh, imo. “I bet the author entered this to the graywolf nonfiction contest.” Was almost surprise it hadn’t won it. it’s the kind of essay collection written by someone who has an MFA and a numb kind of horror of the American health system and a voyeuristic eye. “Look at this. Doesn’t it suck?” Thanks… I guess it’s the kind of essay collection one writes after a period of difficulty and suffering, with a goofily remote detachment - like, oh, okay, we fucked things up? Was that all??
White Negros, Jackson: Thoughtful and surprisingly fun collection exploring how blackness is used as a cultural signifier independent of black culture as a living and present culture. imo the overarching thesis has been stated before but the author branches through pop music, literature, and the internet in a way that’s consistently interesting + challenging
Xenogensis saga, Butler: I’m on the last novel and this shit slaps… I’m scared all the time lskghgh
- Polite Society, dir. Manzoor: I liked this a lot! spunky first novel energy in the good way (I have identified an issue and I’m going to DRAMATIZE it with KUNG FU). Good time, beautiful costuming… Ria, you’re gay
- Cost of Living, Maloney: solid meh, imo. “I bet the author entered this to the graywolf nonfiction contest.” Was almost surprise it hadn’t won it. it’s the kind of essay collection written by someone who has an MFA and a numb kind of horror of the American health system and a voyeuristic eye. “Look at this. Doesn’t it suck?” Thanks… I guess it’s the kind of essay collection one writes after a period of difficulty and suffering, with a goofily remote detachment - like, oh, okay, we fucked things up? Was that all??
White Negros, Jackson: Thoughtful and surprisingly fun collection exploring how blackness is used as a cultural signifier independent of black culture as a living and present culture. imo the overarching thesis has been stated before but the author branches through pop music, literature, and the internet in a way that’s consistently interesting + challenging
Xenogensis saga, Butler: I’m on the last novel and this shit slaps… I’m scared all the time lskghgh
