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Impromptu Buddy Read for Sept 2019: Ithell Colquhoun's Goose of Hermogenes
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Whitney wrote: " (I was going to take issue with his pigeon-holing of the book as "female gothic", a term that is dismissive, restricting, and isolating, IMHO, but a quick search showed that better scholarly minds than mine have already done a good job in tearing down the term.) "Yeah, as a genre term it's definitely problematic, although still being used today in academia. You probably already came across this article, but for anyone else who's interested, it provides a good overview of the second-wave feminist origins of the term and an inquiry into its continuing relevancy:
https://www.nature.com/articles/palco...
Merl wrote: "Oh, the place was lousy with them, including the snottiest bartender in London. The pictures were extremely beautiful, but surprisingly few in number (under 20 in the whole show), and badly displayed – on the walls of the cocktail bar, rather than in a space of their own, so you had to contend with drinkers and muzak while you tried to look at them. "That sounds pretty horrific. Her work deserves so much better than that.
My copy *finally* arrived, after languishing in Customs for a very long time, so I'm super-late to this discussion. It's a cold, snowy day, perfect to read something like this.
Awesome. Let us know what you think...
I don't have a background in alchemy or magic, so I'm sure that some of the symbolism soared way over my head. Like others have commented, I read it in a wash-over-me way, and it was like being a voyeur in someone's dream. Parts of it reminded me of The Invention of Morel, which I also loved.
Suki wrote: "Parts of it reminded me of The Invention of Morel, which I also loved."I've never read that one, and maybe I should check it out.
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Oh, the place was lousy with them, including the snottiest bartender in London. The pictures were extremely beautiful, but surprisingly few in number (under 20 in the whole show), and badly displayed – on the walls of the cocktail bar, rather than in a space of their own, so you had to contend with drinkers and muzak while you tried to look at them. Not exactly ideal conditions for the contemplation of esoteric mysteries. I'm glad I went, but in all honesty it wouldn't have been worth the long trip to London if I hadn't had some other treats lined up for myself too.