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It really is great. It gets better the more you're reading. Cock-talk chapter is hilarious. Now only the paris sketches remain.

Finished the 'novel', the original introductions and additions and outtakes next up

Not a clue what I'm reading. Good thing I've read Junky before so at least I know some of the hip lingo

The print is extremely small

330/437

35 pages left

Manifesto with a 'reading guide' before every chapter which talks about the most important parts, and what has been dated. Only the quick historical context that's added there has been of value since most of it has been pretty clear so far.

(Introduction + first chapter manifesto read)

Eye-opening. A solid case against the need of growth within the system; like cancer, it keeps growing and growing, eventually killing the body it inhabits.

Next half of the book will be about his solution to the problem.

The Gold-Bug, racism aside, really entertaining story

A tale of the ragged mountains (+)
The Sphinx (-)

Story 1/30: William Wilson

Chapter one - his sort of impressionist era

170 pages in and only 3 Belgian buildings mentioned, is it over?