Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Parts of it literally made me laugh out loud, but no one I know socially ever seems to have read it or heard of it.
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“Three Tales in the Life of Knulp,” by Hermann Hesse
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* *Ministry of Moral Panic* by Amanda Lee Koe – a short story collection by a Singaporean author. Features 14 stories with very distinct characters and uncommon plots. Each story stayed with me after reading it and it was definitely something different.
* *Mrs. March* by Virginia Feito – an oneiric, Lynch-like thriller. Follows a rich housewife who becomes paranoid and spirals into madness after finding out a character from her husband’s book was inspired by her.
* *Physics of Sorrow* and *Time Shelter* by Georgi Gospodinov – Hungarian magical realism novels dealing with themes like passage of time, nostalgia, memories, etc. In *Physics* the narrator travels through a labyrinth of his own memories looking for a Minotaur, *Time Shelter* is focused on a man who build time clinics in order to treat people with Alzheimers.
* *A Minor Apocalypse* by Tadeusz Konwicki – Polish novel, follows a man who’s asked to set himself on fire in front of Communist headquarters in Warsaw. The novel has a dream-like atmosphere, we’re not sure what year is it, the protagonist is not sure where he’s going and meets a plethora of bizarre characters. It’s a very interesting read. The novel is well-known in Poland, but I’m not sure if it’s recognizable in other countries.
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A lot of Richard Russo- mainly Empire Falls.
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Today I’m thinking *Lord of Misrule* about dirt track horse racing and root magic.
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*the seas* – samantha hunt
*at swim, two boys* – jamie o’neill
*among other things, I’ve taken up smoking* – aoibheann sweeney
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Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Parts of it literally made me laugh out loud, but no one I know socially ever seems to have read it or heard of it.
“Three Tales in the Life of Knulp,” by Hermann Hesse
* *Ministry of Moral Panic* by Amanda Lee Koe – a short story collection by a Singaporean author. Features 14 stories with very distinct characters and uncommon plots. Each story stayed with me after reading it and it was definitely something different.
* *Mrs. March* by Virginia Feito – an oneiric, Lynch-like thriller. Follows a rich housewife who becomes paranoid and spirals into madness after finding out a character from her husband’s book was inspired by her.
* *Physics of Sorrow* and *Time Shelter* by Georgi Gospodinov – Hungarian magical realism novels dealing with themes like passage of time, nostalgia, memories, etc. In *Physics* the narrator travels through a labyrinth of his own memories looking for a Minotaur, *Time Shelter* is focused on a man who build time clinics in order to treat people with Alzheimers.
* *A Minor Apocalypse* by Tadeusz Konwicki – Polish novel, follows a man who’s asked to set himself on fire in front of Communist headquarters in Warsaw. The novel has a dream-like atmosphere, we’re not sure what year is it, the protagonist is not sure where he’s going and meets a plethora of bizarre characters. It’s a very interesting read. The novel is well-known in Poland, but I’m not sure if it’s recognizable in other countries.
A lot of Richard Russo- mainly Empire Falls.
Today I’m thinking *Lord of Misrule* about dirt track horse racing and root magic.
*the seas* – samantha hunt
*at swim, two boys* – jamie o’neill
*among other things, I’ve taken up smoking* – aoibheann sweeney
*accordion crimes* – annie proulx
*peace like a river* – leif enger
*girlchild* – tupelo hassman
*we, the drowned* – carsten jensen