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Marginalia #50: Breece D’J Pancake, What a Way to Go!, Guy Klucevsek with Mister Rogers

Breece D’J Pancake hailed from West Virginia and writes like an Appalachian blend of Ernest Hemingway and early Cormac McCarthy, infused with the dark humor of Denis Johnson. While reading this collection, Jesus’ Son by Johnson often came to mind, possibly influenced by Pancake. Pancake’s writing is both gorgeous and devastating, capturing the lives and … Continue reading Marginalia #50: Breece D’J Pancake, What a Way to Go!, Guy Klucevsek with Mister Rogers

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Marginalia #49: Hexis, Quantum Criminals, The Great White Silence, Boro in the Box, Trees on the Moon

I read this alongside Cormac McCarthy’s fantastic second and third novels (Outer Dark and Child of God). It fit right in. I was reminded of some of Ottessa Moshfegh’s narrators (Eileen) and some of Bret Easton Ellis’s (American Psycho or Less Than Zero). Elsby’s feels more naturally of the horror genre than those listed besides … Continue reading Marginalia #49: Hexis, Quantum Criminals, The Great White Silence, Boro in the Box, Trees on the Moon