Not technically old enough to be a curmudgeon, but I give it my best shot. Also, I hate pants.
The blog to read if you want to read a-somewhat-immature early 30s white guy's views on (left-leaning) politics, UGA football, the Boston Red Sox, music, movies, TV shows, and books. Plus some less mature topics.
The blog to read if you want to read a-somewhat-immature early 30s white guy's views on (left-leaning) politics, UGA football, the Boston Red Sox, music, movies, TV shows, and books. Plus some less mature topics.
Yesterday, Dalkey Archive released a new edition of William Gaddis’ postmodern masterpiece, The Recognitions, the book that Jonathan Franzen called “the ur-text of postwar fiction.” The new edition reminded us of our undying love for postmodern literature — the chaotically playful, the metafictional, and the experimental alike — and inspired us to check out a few books missing from our collection, so we’ve put together an essential postmodern reading list for devotees both old and new.
Flavorwire » An Essential Postmodern Reading List
I’ve read all but three, and now hope to get through those three (including the infamously daunting The Recognitions) this year. (Also, it sounds like I should add Blood and Guts In High School to my list of “novels that truly break from linear, text-only form”.)
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