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This book is not easy to read. It is, however, novel. It describes the life of Stan Parker and his wife, Amy Fibbens. The inner texture of the married couple's relationship forms the backbone of the narrative (at least in the first ten chapters). StaThis book is not easy to read. It is, however, novel. It describes the life of Stan Parker and his wife, Amy Fibbens. The inner texture of the married couple's relationship forms the backbone of the narrative (at least in the first ten chapters). Stan and Amy live in New South Wales in presumably the early 20th century. Stan is a competent farmer.
According to David Marr's biography of Patrick White, White was drunk and furious and frustrated throughout the writing of this novel, and routinely abused his partner during the time of its composition.
It reminds me of the work of Cormac McCarthy and the work of John Steinbeck....more
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Unfamiliar Fishes is Sarah Vowell's book about Hawaii. Like her other books, it goes into great detail about the United States destroying a civilization in order to consolidate power.
I learned to write paragraphs from SIntroductory Note (22 Jan 2014)
Unfamiliar Fishes is Sarah Vowell's book about Hawaii. Like her other books, it goes into great detail about the United States destroying a civilization in order to consolidate power.
I learned to write paragraphs from Sarah Vowell and I share almost all of her prejudices, so my position on this book is that if you don't like it fuck you....more
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I just spent ninety seconds trying to figure out how to open the window that would allow me to write this review. I am a casual user of this site and I am forgetful. This site is clearly not made for users like me.
Anyway, Towards Infinity.
ResurrectioI just spent ninety seconds trying to figure out how to open the window that would allow me to write this review. I am a casual user of this site and I am forgetful. This site is clearly not made for users like me.
Anyway, Towards Infinity.
Resurrection by A.E. (Alfred Elton) van Vogt:(view spoiler)[Tentacle-and-sucker aliens from a planet called Gana arrive on a dead planet (shortly later revealed to be Earth) to investigate why its civilization suddenly came to an end. Their method of investigation involves using a small part of a dead body (a particular part of the skull is best) to reconstruct and reanimate the human being. Then they interrogate him. The Ganans reanimate three corpses: the first is an Egyptian mummy, the next is a drunk driver who died in a car crash that he had caused, and the last is a guy from the future of our time, who is smarter and more technically advanced than the Ganans. Long story short, the first two guys are zapped into dust after the Ganans determine that their testimony doesn't explain what happened to Earth, and the third guy figures out what's going on, tricks the Ganans into committing suicide, and steals the devices they use to bring the dead back to life. (Also, we learn that the Ganans are responsible for the destruction of Earth.) Suck it, Ganans. Go Earth! (hide spoiler)] When given a choice of what to wear, a future guy wears a shiny future tunic for no reason that I can tell other than that shininess and tunicy looseness are futuristic properties of future clothing in this short story. Read 15 Aug 2013....more
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