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Picture related is a surprisingly comfy read. If you've read Gogol and are interested in how Nabokov appreciates books but don't want to go through his long lecture series, by all mean try this one.
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Can I post? There is one book I've read that is very dear to me, but usually I don't see it discussed. I think it has reasons, good reasons even, but I wish we would someday discuss it. But like I said it has good reasons. I think the writing is good, or good enough, and the story is relatable. It might not be the best book but certainly worth a read. This book's name? My diary desu.
people talk shit about how weird Nabokov's opinions are on other writers but at least he's honest
watching writers nod to Joyce and Hemingway and Fitzgerald is like listening to celebrities praise The Beatles
Grendel by John Gardner is an absolute must-buy if you're a fan of Gass. Its a short existential work written from the perspective of the monster. Its really not worth spoiling beyond that. if you love musical and original prose in the vein of Nabokov, Joyce, Gass, or Beckett I totally recommend it
The Jew's Beech by Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
Still one of my favorite novellas. The description of village life and the different personalities is outstanding. Set in a small villiage in Westphalia in 18th century Holy Roman Empire it is a milieu study, murder mystery also dealing with social and class questions at that time.
This dumpster fire.
Die Judenbuche is fantastic. It really does paint a good picture of the social life in the German countryside.
I have some of Gardner’s books on writing but have never actually read Grendel.
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Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself
Grendel is nothing like his other books desu
october light, mickelsson's ghosts, and the sunlight dialogues are all pretty good but Grendel is fantastic
This beaut.
It's kinda like a Polish War & Peace, though with a more narrow focus and probably all the better for it. Really love it.