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Todd T

netherworld-td@bookwyrm.social

Joined 2 years ago

Bitter old punk and/or wage slave weaned on Jarry, Breton & Tzara. Queer, anti-capitalist, working on emptiness & not self with 3 misbehaving dogs.

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Ottessa Moshfegh: Lapvona (Hardcover, 2022, Penguin Publishing Group)

A fateful year in the life of a thirteen-year-old shepherd's son living in Lapvona, a …

Felt a little diluted relative to her short stories, but maybe I always feel that way if I’ve discovered an author via their short form work. Her prose is direct & unadorned & pretty magnificent. It’s funnier than I imagined 🥹

Review of 'Hooked!' on 'Goodreads'

It's a very strong collection of essays. There were two, maybe, that I found less illuminating than the rest, but each revealed something valuable. It deserves a reprint.