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magical-realism (80)
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british (62)
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wtf (46)
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graphic-novel-comic (43)
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progress:
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"I was excited to read this. But dude. He immediately denies any relation bewteen his characters and the "slutty" (his word) sister and then I had to sit through this meandering description of women who are all either whores or mothers. He describes Camus' writing of maman's funeral as "he is trying to construct a fable, not a reportage." My margin notes of that scene say "c'est plus un reportage qu'un roman."" — Feb 27, 2025 05:25AM
"I was excited to read this. But dude. He immediately denies any relation bewteen his characters and the "slutty" (his word) sister and then I had to sit through this meandering description of women who are all either whores or mothers. He describes Camus' writing of maman's funeral as "he is trying to construct a fable, not a reportage." My margin notes of that scene say "c'est plus un reportage qu'un roman."" — Feb 27, 2025 05:25AM

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