Alasdair Gray
phil has recommended the fuck out of this guy so I ordered The Ends of Our Tethers and so far I have mixed feelings. I just though his work would be a lot denser, if you know what I mean. these stories just feel like they could have been written by anyone i.e., I really don't see anything special about his writing. plus the fact that he doesn't indent new paragraphs annoys the shit out of me.
I still plan to give Lanark a try though.
"It is true, that which I have revealed to you; there is no God, no universe, no human race, no earthly life, no heaven, no hell. It is all a dream - a grotesque and foolish dream. Nothing exists but you. And you are but a thought - a vagrant thought, a useless thought, a homeless thought, wandering forlorn among the empty eternities."
I will second the recommendation of Alasdair Gray, but definitely start with Lanark, 1982 Janine or Poor Things as they are his better books.
Lanark is spectacular, his magnum opus for sure. My favourite, though, is 1982 Janine just for its weird wayward eroticism...
we may have a keeper here, boys.
Damn right.
thanks for sharing.blackhawk tactical pants.
— Spambot
"I could have done worse!" exultantly cried the murderer Lebret, sentenced at Rouen to hard labor for life. — Félix Fénéon
Lanark was fantastic. I looked into 1982, Janine and just need some, you know, moneys.
I'm still brickwalled on it. I think I need to get a good readin' chair.
I'm still brickwalled on it. I think I need to get a good readin' chair.
I've been in a reading funk for most of the year. I'm setting up some schedule for me to accomplish things per day. I'm going to work out for one hour and read for at least two every day until this becomes automatic.
Unlikely Stories, Mostly is a good collection of his stories to check out. I want to read Something Leather next (after I finish the other books I'm endlessly meandering between). Another thing I really enjoyed about 1982 Janine is its depiction of suicidal turmoil and alcoholic stupefaction as a means to cancel this despair.
Reaching rock bottom so he can start building back up. I've never seen it, but it sounds like that's what they did in Leaving Las Vegas as well.
Does he not indent in all of his books?
"It is true, that which I have revealed to you; there is no God, no universe, no human race, no earthly life, no heaven, no hell. It is all a dream - a grotesque and foolish dream. Nothing exists but you. And you are but a thought - a vagrant thought, a useless thought, a homeless thought, wandering forlorn among the empty eternities."
my copy of 1982, Janine is indented.
By the way, I just read the new biography of Alasdair Gray. Very good. I recommend it.
At one point, Alasdair says "I will celebrate by taking a shit!" The laughs were worth the harrowing mental picture.
I don't know if I've ever said it out loud, but I have done that many, many times.
Any James Kelman fans up in this mother?
The Ends of Our Tethers is just an easy collection of short stories. If you want dense, go for 1982, Janine.
thanks for sharing.blackhawk tactical pants.
— Spambot
"I could have done worse!" exultantly cried the murderer Lebret, sentenced at Rouen to hard labor for life. — Félix Fénéon