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Part Three: The Gun

November 1949

April 1949

Describing Godzilla without ever naming the monster and there being no doubt in the reader's head that he's talking about Godzilla is a flex. A lesser author would've just said, "The poster was for the new Godzilla movie."

Sunday.

Ishigura's ability to write about something without writing about it is unparalleled. The father, his son's paintings, the dismissal of the boys talent and lack of discipline, followed by the smell of something burning. Majestic ass writing.

Concerning graveyards

Picking my way through CANNERY ROW

"Libraries aren't in the real world, after all. They're places apart, sanctuaries of pure thought. In that way, I can go on living on the moon for the rest of my life."

Yeah, I'm finishing this tonight. Been a long time since I read 300 pages in a day. Hopefully this reading slump is over 😭

This is far better than THE NEW YORK TRILOGY, a little better than IN THE COUNTRY OF LAST THINGS, but not quite as good as 4321. Solid 4.5 so far but I still have half the book to go. I think it's a testament to this book's quality that I read over half of it in one sitting. I simply never wanted to put it down, which is, I'm sure you'll agree, the best compliment you can give a book.

"Loyalty is just the shade of betrayal."

Ice!

Some ice...

No ice?

Huh.

Like a colt tryna outrun a field.

Chapter 11

Friday

Things have gotten interesting

"Like a soap bubble dancin with a soap bubble."

Ch8

The bus trip was harrowing. Didn't expect tension in such an otherwise literary and thematic novel.

Allison, Kalin's momma, is on the hunt. Unfortunately, so is Orwin Porch.

The next chapter, chapter 8, is 60+ pages. At 3-5 minutes a page, well...I'm gonna be here a while.

Wait...was he a spy???

Damn, this just got really fuckin good. I love Walt. Hopefully he's a mainstay from here on out.

Chapter 6 is 32 pages and took me 11 days to finish because life sucks

Rereading with a friend to prepare for the sequel WE LOVE YOU, BUNNY!

...knowing to run when in the presence of somethin too powerful to judge.

Anne is an interesting character with intentions and motivations I've yet to fully understand. Serk is more clean cut and predictable, which makes their marriage balanced, I suppose.

Chapter five sees Kalin's momma Allison gettin some bad news she knows just can't be true. Teri thinks Kalin is dreamy, and Allison knows Kalin wouldn't have done what the cop says he done.

Audiobook is kinda bland but the story is intriguing.

"...even in death the dead might still know fear."

BARS

The boy was a bad liar and didn't deserve what happened.

This book is absolutely stunning so far. Some of the best character writing I've read.

a poker game
orwin "old" porch and his eight sons
momma porch run off with the only girl child
russel gone after kalin on egan's horse cavalry
35 pages that felt like 100 in the best way