Some Notes on 2666 And after it there came so long a train Of people, that I ne’er would have believed That ever Death so many had undone. Over on Twitter, Erik Hane asked why everyone seems to be reading Bolano’s final novel, 2666, and this seemed like a good chance to try and offer … Continue reading 2666 Again
How often we ask for genuine experience when all we really want is emotion. Over on Twitter, there was some discussion on the role of Catholicism in horror, and whether or not there is such a thing as Protestant horror. Catholicism, with it's sacrements, rites of exorcism and coherent iconography offer a compelling cinematic language. … Continue reading Towards A Theory of Protestant Horror
Over on twitter the other day Nate Holdren asked that one of “the smart literary marxists should write as simple of a book as they can for the rest of us about what we should think of when we watch cop shows or read crime books.” Happily there are quite a lot of smart literary … Continue reading Case Notes on Blochian Detection
https://twitter.com/TheLitCritGuy/status/1323972170784100352 Habent sua fata libelli - books have their destiny, even if it's just twitter. Thanks to COVID-19, I've been self-isolating for the last ten days or so - happily, my symptoms haven’t been too serious beyond some fatigue, headaches and a mild cough. So, I’ve been trying to fill the time by reading more, … Continue reading Building A Library
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