Fathers and Crows: The Pathetic Post-Readem
Posted on August 22, 2005 - Filed Under Books, Voll-Tron (William T. Vollmann A Go Go) | Comments Off
I read this, my first Vollmann book, as part of my participation in Ed’s Reading Vollmann campaign. At over 800 pages, it was no quickie. Perhaps I should have started with another? I read it in lurches, as is not uncommons for me – rarely do I read one book at a time. I liked [...]
Read More..>>Are You Experienced?
Posted on June 29, 2005 - Filed Under Books, Liberal Media Conspiracies, Perception, Vagaries of the Heart, Voll-Tron (William T. Vollmann A Go Go) | Comments Off
As I wait for specific citations of Vollmann’s ‘bad writing’… I’ll throw in my two-cents worth in response to this discussion at Scott’s …
There are four commonly accepted types of experience:physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Given your own predilections, you may assign more weight or validity to one type over another. It seems to me [...]
Views on Indigenous People
Posted on June 24, 2005 - Filed Under Politics, Race, Voll-Tron (William T. Vollmann A Go Go) | 2 Comments
Pardon the radio silence on the WTV front – I’d been working on a now-scrapped-in-its-current form post covering Experience, Memory, Authority and Dogma with Fathers and Crows & WTV in mind. Unfortunately, it spiraled into an incoherent mess. Perhaps I will post serialized thoughts regarding these topics. But I offer you these in the meantime…Commentary [...]
Read More..>>Fathers And Crows: pp. 1-106
Posted on May 25, 2005 - Filed Under Books, Voll-Tron (William T. Vollmann A Go Go) | 2 Comments
Some of my reactions, thoughts & reactions upon reading pages 1-106 of William T. Vollmann’s Fathers and Crows – because I’m either too lazy/forgetful to document them all.
Read More..>>Here Goes Nothing
Posted on May 17, 2005 - Filed Under Books, Voll-Tron (William T. Vollmann A Go Go) | 1 Comment
For whatever reason*, Ed has decided to invite me to join his on-line William T. Vollmann (hereafter WTV) "In The Flesh" reading group – I’ll call this affair "Voll-Tron". I wonder if this isn’t how David Letterman’s mom felt covering the Winter Olympics. I’m happy to included; not sure why; but will give it my [...]
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