“Is there an art that is dangerous? Yes. It is that art which upsets the conditions of life.”–Charles Baudelaire. What are the conditions of life? Simply put: that which sustains it. Does art sustain life? Does literature? Does poetry? No. None of those practices are required to sustain life. And we are better off for [...]
Posts Tagged ‘reading’
Life and silence
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged china mieville, Ken Bulmer, reading, reviewing, TLS, writer's block on April 22, 2011 | 10 Comments »
As I write this, I am half way through a review. I have been half way through the review for several days, and it took me several days before that point to get so much written. It is not a long review: I would estimate somewhere between 1,200 and 1,500 words when finished. Nor is [...]
The Politics of Reading
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Politics, reading on April 14, 2010 | 31 Comments »
So, I’m reading this book. And I’m pretty much liking the thing. As I’m wont to do, I search the author (I found this particular book through it being mentioned in some interview or other), because I’m starting to get intrigued about the other books he’s written, etc. I find out the writer is a [...]
Like a Virgin
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Irony, reading, Writing on January 27, 2010 | 12 Comments »
One of the great ironies of being a writer is that you necessarily lose the ability to experience writing in the way that first made you want to write. Sometimes when I’m in the midst of taking some passage apart in order to figure out how a particular author has achieved a certain effect, I’m [...]
Sometimes I have trouble balancing what I read…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged reading on December 31, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I feel like I am constantly battling with myself over what I’m reading. I started thinking about this because of everyone’s fancy “Best of 2009″ lists, and how full they are of bright and shiny new books. I love to read lit that’s brand new. It feels exciting to watch all of this happening first-hand, [...]
Why, Hello, Friend
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged friendship, reading on December 10, 2009 | 24 Comments »
It’s a small world, that’s for sure, and it’s inevitable that as writers, we get to know each other. We form friendships, etc. etc. Over at HTMLg, they’ve had discussions about friends publishing friends, which is a question worth exploring, but let’s not beat a tired horse. So I’ll reframe their question: How do you [...]
“People who don’t read can also be very happy”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged BOMB, César Aira, not reading, reading, signandsight.com on November 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Argentinian novelist César Aira says, I don’t believe that literature is so important for society. On the contrary, I think that literature has always only been important for a minority, for a handful of people. And I think, when it comes to literature, that people should be free to read what they please. Lots of [...]
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