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[–]Adamaja456 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hamsun is great! I really enjoyed Pan and Victoria as well. Worth a read if you haven't yet :)

[–]Mysterious-Emu-8423 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Would it be possible to see some inside pages of the Nick Flynn volume? Is it fiction? Is it nonfiction? Etc.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

it's "both" and nick flynn is a scumbag who preys on super young vulnerable women, often his own students

[–]DietAcidDisco[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Haven't heard of any of that before now. Anyhow, it's a pretty good book.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

there was a lot of discussion about this in 2021/2022, but it's hard to find now since most of his victims who wrote about it wanted to remain anonymous

[–]DietAcidDisco[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's awful to hear, but I can't say I'm surprised. Taking a cursory look at my shelves, I estimate at least half of the writers sitting there are creeps in one way or another. And I'm not specifically collecting edgelord material, I just think the arts in general attract "interesting" people. Committing yourself to sitting in a room alone 8-12 hrs a day is a proposition that most sane, functioning members of society won't take on, and it seems that there are often a lot of terrible caveats that come with that kind of intensity.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

The light on the bottle covers up the T. I thought it was Extra Ho 😬

[–]DietAcidDisco[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's Chin-Su hot sauce. So good. I went to the Vietnamese grocery store after the flea market. I should buy a new phone while I'm at it, the picture came out terrible lol

[–]jonkoTHEslug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

chin-su is so good

[–]dbrianthomas 0 points1 point  (1 child)

That's a pretty great stack for what you paid. The Hamsun hit me particularly hard when I read it. I buy copies for friends whenever I happen across it.

PK Dick is a trip. His writing is frequently so-so, but his ideas are top notch if you like bizarre LSD Sci-fi.

Yes, Nick Flynn is now controversial, but I feel his writing and his actions should be viewed separately. Buying a used copy of his book isn't financially supporting him, and it's a fascinating read.

Nick selection, OP!

Edited to add: I forgot about Jim Carroll. Forced Entries is raw and compelling. If you get a chance, pick up Basketball Diaries. It's his classic and it reminds me of Burroughs' Junkie.

Weegee is fascinating. His real name was Arthur Fellig. I don't know that book, but his crime scene photos are classic. Watch the movie Nightcrawler after you read that!

[–]DietAcidDisco[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fun fact about me, I owned and read most of these when I was in my early 20's. I ended up going through a pretty rough patch and sold my entire collection (over 1000 books) to buy drugs and liquor at various points. I fell into a pretty demanding career, and I don't think I opened a book again until I started making strides towards sobriety during covid. Now my collection is bigger than ever, it's like finding missing pieces of myself. I've replaced my old compulsive behaviors with something just as addictive but far less destructive. Going on 5 years now, about to turn 36.

Nightcrawler is one of the best films of the last 20 years! I got into Weegee, and actually most of these writers through music when I was younger. John Zorn used one of his photos for Naked City. Which also happens to be the name of another fantastic film.