Matt Snee's Blog, page 76
July 4, 2020
Currently reading.
Currently reading – Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction, by Jonathan Culler. I’ve been artificially inflating my book count by reading some short books. 
July 3, 2020
Currently reading.
Currently reading – The Dry Heart, by Natalia Ginzburg. Ginzburg was an Italian writer born in 1916, and her work often explores family relationships and fascism. She died in 1991.
Currently reading.
Currently reading – The Global Novel: Writing the World in the 21st Century, by Adam Kirsch. I read this before but it lists a lot of writers I haven’t read but want to.
Currently reading.
Currently reading – Time by Etel Adnan. Born in 1925, Adnan is a Lebanese-American poet, essayist, and visual artist. This is a book of her poems.
July 1, 2020
Currently reading.
Currently reading – Stoner by John Williams. Born in Texas in 1922, John Edward Williams is considered “a writers’ writer.” He died in 1994. This book is not about what it sounds like it’s about.
June 29, 2020
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Currently reading – Forms: Whole, Rhythm, Hierarchy, Network – by Caroline Levine. Levine is a critic, writer, and part of the faculty of Cornell. This book examines form in art, politics, and other areas.
June 28, 2020
Currently reading.
Currently reading – How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired, by Dany Laferrière. Born in 1953, Laferrière is a Haitian-Canadian novelist and journalist who writes in French. This novel examines biracial sexual relationships and stereotypes.
June 27, 2020
Currently reading.
Currently reading – The Book of X, by Sarah Rose Etter. Etter is a young American author. This is an experimental, surreal novel about a girl with a knot in her stomach.
June 26, 2020
Currently reading.
Currently reading – Postcolonialism: A Very Short Introduction, by Robert J. C. Young. “Postcolonialism is the academic study of the cultural legacy of colonialism and imperialism, focusing on the human consequences of the control and exploitation of colonized people and their lands.” (Wikipedia)
June 25, 2020
Currently reading.
Currently reading – In the Dream House, by Carmen Maria Machado. Born in 1986, Machado is an American essayist, short story writer, and critic. This is an experimental memoir depicting an abusive lesbian relationship she had when she was younger.
