William T. Vollmann

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ReviewJun 18, 2025

Read this in the psych ward over 2 days and don’t remember much of it

There’s a lot of boring stuff about 19th century irrigation laws in here. A lot. But there’s also a lot of great writing. The story about the Chinese Mexicali tunnels, originally published in a magazine, is here and much extended, and is a particular highligh…

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ListAug 22, 2024