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Gus Galarnyk

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Joan Didion: The White Album (1993, Flamingo)

Compelling writing, probably better reference material than reading material

An enjoyable writing style mixed with a subject matter saturated in the names, places, and events of the 60's and 70's makes this a hard book to review. I'm happy I read it, it dragged in many places, but if I was deep diving on those decades I imagine this would be a great perspective to add to the mix. However, because I'm not, I'm reading essays to see what they're like as book I found this entry less compelling than perhaps its intended audience would have. If you're going to read it, consider treating it like homework and reading up every name drop or band or event she references - I bet it would improve the experience immensely.

H.P. Lovecraft, H. P. Lovecraft: At the Mountains of Madness (Hardcover, 1990, Donald M. Grant Publishers)

Introduction by China MievilleLong acknowledged as a master of nightmarish visions, H. P. Lovecraft established …

Read for the historic influence, skim and then skip for the actual story.

So dry, a big lore dump, not compelling. Started out like a scientific The Thing, and then quickly became page after page of excruciatingly detailed descriptions of nothing important or interesting.

Joan Didion: The White Album (1993, Flamingo)

An enjoyable writing style mixed with a subject matter saturated in the names, places, and events of the 60's and 70's makes this a hard book to review. I'm happy I read it, it dragged in many places, but if I was deep diving on those decades I imagine this would be a great perspective to add to the mix. However, because I'm not, I'm reading essays to see what they're like as book I found this entry less compelling than perhaps its intended audience would have. If you're going to read it, consider treating it like homework and reading up every name drop or band or event she references - I bet it would improve the experience immensely.