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ListJun 23, 2026

Donald Barthelme's Reading List

A reading list Donald Barthelme composed for his students. "In no apparent order, just read them."

@jpwicksSong of Solomon

ReviewApr 25, 2026

Okay seriously wtf

How am I supposed to take myself seriously as a writer after reading this? The first page alone made me feel like my ego had been run over by a car, flattening it Looney Tunes style. For my money, this is probably the best thing I've read by Morrison, though…

@tokyodrifterSong of Solomon

ReviewMar 29, 2026

my new favorite morrison

this is her fourth work that ive read (the others being the bluest eye, beloved and a mercy) and i consider it to be her best novel so far. while morrison has always experimented with structure as a way to enhance the meaning of her novels, i still wasnt prep…

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ListMar 3, 2026

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Young people, Lord. Do they still call it infatuation? That magic ax that chops away the world in one blow, leaving only the couple standing there trembling? Whatever they call it, it leaps over anything, takes the biggest chair, the largest slice, rules the…

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