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Uh oh, I fear this is Bad (only 700 more pages to go!)
— Sep 13, 2026 03:38PM
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“Most literary critics agree that fiction cannot be reduced to mere falsehood.” No shit lmao what is this high school report ass line doing in this purported masterpiece
— Sep 13, 2026 01:10PM
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Sep 13, 2026 05:09PM
It’s great—don’t worry. Vollmann as always has some clunkiness thrown in, but he hits his stride soon
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Thanks Griffin. I’m about a third of the way through now and unfortunately there are a few fundamental flaws that are keeping me from fully lauding this but I’m in it for the long haul 🫡
Huh interesting--I burnt through this one, loved it