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Jesse Hilson
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The Unnamable has gotten better. There’s a propulsive quality and a rhythm once you stop trying to figure out what’s going on. I’ve never read Finnegans Wake and I know Beckett helped Joyce compose it: I’d be interested to learn if that impacted his writing style here
— Jul 28, 2026 06:57PM
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Jesse Hilson
is on page 320 of 512
God, The Unnamable is unpleasant. Weird how Molloy was actually fun and surprisingly accessible. It’s totally possible I may not finish this volume, which will suck because I want credit for reading the first two novels of the set…I’m aggravated.
— Jul 27, 2026 09:27AM
Jesse Hilson
is on page 260 of 512
Malone Dies is weirder and tougher than Molloy was. Malone Dies makes Molloy look like Jane Austen.
— Jul 26, 2026 03:35PM
Jesse Hilson
is on page 170 of 512
Finished Molloy. Incredible, difficult, rewarding novel.
— Jul 25, 2026 02:36PM
Jesse Hilson
is on page 152 of 512
In a power outage I read almost all of Molloy. What a weird marvelous novel.
— Jul 25, 2026 12:01PM
Jesse Hilson
is on page 43 of 512
I’m reading a slightly different edition, from Grove Press. Used, lots of underlining and highlighting that’s quite irritating and vexing. This book has plenty of funny moments so far, a little surprising but pleasant. The trick seems to be the nervously chattering narrator’s consciousness. It’s good. Going from Raymond Carver to this is a blast.
— Jul 25, 2026 07:39AM