Does Size Matter? Some Thoughts On ‘The Good Bookshop’
“If a bookshop contained all the books ever written, what are the chances that you would find the one book you need? … Keep Reading
“DIARY OF AN OXYGEN THIEF” by Anonymous (no, not the activists)
The book belongs first to the eyes (I stole this quote from a book about the Brooklyn Bridge, I feel it’s aesthetically … Keep Reading
“A Little Life” by Hanya Yanagihara: A two-part book review
Masterpiece or soap opera? The aptly and yet ironically named novel A Little Life (it’s literally the size of a brick) has swept … Keep Reading
Warming Up: Street haunting is the greatest of pleasures
Like Virginia Woolf’s needed excuse ‘for walking half across London between tea and dinner,’ I want an excuse to roam Nørrebro, the … Keep Reading
The Law Ex-ists: Reading Kafka with Lacan
A reading of Kafka’s Law as a non-existent existence. We begin, of course, with an excerpt from “Before the Law,” Kafka’s famous parable … Keep Reading
Reading as resonance
How much can be said about what cannot be explained? Resonance: Something in a book corresponds with something in me, and vice versa. … Keep Reading
Reading as resistance
In the world of today, our individual worth in society is measured in output, in productivity, in competences. Reading as a slow, inward … Keep Reading
“DARK SPRING” by Unica Zürn
A girl commits suicide, after her ‘’coming-of-age’’ turns into a freudian nightmare. I’d like to start this book review out with a … Keep Reading
The Great British Brexit Novel
A speculation on the future of cultural production in the post-Brexit age. The Great British Brexit Novel is a phrase that is … Keep Reading
Good News: The Book Lives!
“If religion is an answer, if political ideology is an answer, then literature is an inquiry; great literature, by asking extraordinary questions, … Keep Reading