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Slow, yet so far somehow compelling

Difficult going in places (unsurprising, given the author) - but thought-provoking even while I find myself suspicious of some of his interpretations.

Treat to self, and so far genuinely excellent in ways that far surpass my most optimistic hopes for poetry, an artform I should love, but which I rarely actually like.

This is entirely historiography, but I *like* historiography.

This is hard work in places, but good stuff. Thought provoking.

Trust Meades to go out of his way to (eloquently) try to shock and surprise - first chapter: "Abuse, sexual", third chapter: "Anal penetration".

Despite this being an autobiography of sorts, Meades has apparently experienced neither of these himself, but both topics provide starting points for surprisingly entertaining digressive essays.