try and wish as i might to dislodge the opening sentence from the corner of permanency of my brain, it won't shift. because it's just that good. so delicious and juicy and evocative and rhythmic that every time i peel open the well-loved, well-worn, well-aged copy of the book, i am unable to stop reading at just that first line.
'It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York.'
at once it's hot and sticky and bad things are in the air and it's all whimsical and meandering and at lost. i am there on the sidewalk, melting into the cement, unsure of it all.
Feb 17, 2025
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It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didnโt know what I was doing in New York.
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decided it's a gonna be a stream of consciousness summer. after a fantastic love affair with 'milkman' by anna burns (said with certainity( favourite book ever)) i heard it was a stream of consciousness style(i thought it was jsut mosfegh et al. vibes) and that lad joyce did a stream of consciousness too, i guess i'll have to read ulysses if it gets me close to enjoyment of like man. also currently trying to read picture of dorion gray and imlike.... . . dpmo oscar why is he called basil? ๐ฟ so i am genuinelly sooo excited to read ulyssess. .... jsut feels so right and it'll be a ball so. oh and dacid foster wallace will also make an appearnce . anyone got great reccs for stream of consciousness a la milkman? oh an have a great sumemr and may your reading habits rear in a great sunny time.
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it's riveting and funny and horny and existential and incredibly easy to read - like drinking water - no confusion, no idea where it's heading. thrilling perfect book.
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paying for streaming services is so out for 2024. using library resources is soooo in. all kanopy needs is a library card! the most incredible archive of movies! using credits within a timeframe so you must be sure of your choice!
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lately all i've been listening to is arthur russell. he was a cellist, composer and producer who wrote everything from folk to pop to disco. his own personal music was largely undiscovered in his lifetime as he was a notorious perfectionist who only released two albums underneath his own name while he was alive, but he collaborated with talking heads, dinosaur l, allen ginsberg and more in his capacity as producer. your motion says is my favourite song. what a fabulous artist !!
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ravioli, ravioli, ravioli! a perfect word, bounces off the tongue, feels smooth and sharp and delicious to say
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