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ListJul 18, 2026

Swollen Summer

Constant struggle against slow inevitable force of growth and decay, madness, etc. Post term pregnancy heatwave reading

MentionJun 22, 2026

…t list! One that came immediately to mind that's not already here is Benjy from @The Sound and the Fury,. There's also things like @Flowers for Algernon which seem to hit similar themes, though a little farther away from the books listed here…

@antiformThe sound and the fury

ListJun 19, 2026

"Idiots"

The figure of the idiot as an exposer/enlightener through her continued exploitation by others (French : la bonne poire)

@anacaThe sound and the fury

ReviewJan 25, 2025

Encyclopedic Kaleidoscopic Dysfunction

Possessing the depth of lyrical and emotional resonance unique to this medium. It briefly disguises itself as a puzzle box not just on the well-worn vaguery of 'loss' but on the spontaneous and intimate act of losing. Faulkner's range and the specificity of e…

@vedleyAs I lay dying

ReviewJan 18, 2025

I'm not worthy

I took a break from reading and thought I could get back into it by picking up the Faulkner novel I hadn't finished. Not the best idea, but I felt accomplished for it. I need to revisit Faulkner after I read like 30 other books first. He's so good, when I rea…

@theclassicsAs I lay dying

QuoteJul 26, 2024

child

erhm...my mother is a fish!

@concaveconvexAs I lay dying

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Swollen Summer

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"Idiots"

Encyclopedic Kaleidoscopic Dysfunction

I'm not worthy

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Swollen Summer

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"Idiots"

Encyclopedic Kaleidoscopic Dysfunction

I'm not worthy

child