
Generation A, Douglas Coupland, 2009
Got a bit tedious.
posted by admin at 14:28

Trash Humpers, Harmony Korine, 2009
Sweet.
posted by admin at 14:26

Hadwijch, Bruno Dumont, 2009
So luminous and perfectly brilliant in the details, so stupid and schematic over-all, I keep thinking the recent Dumont movies must have another level I’m not seeing. It seems they may not. but pretty damn good anyway.
posted by admin at 14:24

Book of Clouds, Chloe Aridjis, 2009
Lovely, kind of like Sebald-lite.
posted by admin at 14:20

The Trick Is to Keep Breathing, Janice Galloway, 1989
The NYTimes described this as a cross between Sylvia Plath and Tristram Shandy, which is kind of true. The strange thing is the result doesn’t seem strange or coy, but implacably straight-forward.
posted by admin at 18:43

Both Ways is the Only Way I Want It, Maile Meloy, 2009
Classy short stories, impeccable middle-brow literature (full of quietly dazzling moments, mute epiphanies, etc.).
posted by admin at 17:51

Wolf Creek, Greg McLean, 2005
An arty slasher film set in Australian outback. Beautifully put together – shot so well it almost transcends the genre.
posted by admin at 17:49

Giving Up the Ghost: A Memoir, Hilary Mantel, 2005
Two memoirs in one, really. The first half deals with the strange, luminous world of childhood. The second is rather less luminous, but a precise and vivid of Mantel’s struggle with long undiagnosed endometriosis. Great stylist.
posted by admin at 17:47

Antimatter, Frank Close, 2009
Interesting. Did a really good job of both explaining the concepts and putting them into historical context.
posted by admin at 17:44

Art Theory: A Very Short Introduction, Cynthia Freeman, 2007
Short, maybe, but not short enough. Who is this for? It is hard to imagine an audience so general.
posted by admin at 21:32