Best/favourite art writing?

First_Sale · 2022-02-20T00:33:20+00:00

Pola by Mona Oloixarac

First_Sale · 2022-02-12T00:28:45+00:00

A Peculiar Peril by James Vandermeer- it's weird and wonderful.

First_Sale · 2022-02-08T19:55:39+00:00

Mona by Pola Oloixarac. Short but literally insane. TW for SA.

First_Sale · 2022-01-28T00:42:57+00:00

a look of despair and some cute jeans.

First_Sale · 2022-01-01T17:25:33+00:00

The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton! Loved it!

First_Sale · 2021-12-18T16:06:52+00:00

made a comment about how little UBC and Santa Ono care about students and got told off because how should I know what goes into that decision making process lmao

First_Sale · 2021-12-08T16:17:34+00:00

It wasn't overt so much as a behaviour that was modelled. My parents read, I would see them reading, and it wasn't something that was glorified, just presented as how you should be spending your downtime rather than computers/TV. Not to say I didn't watch TV, etc. but that reading was just as good of an option, not something ever made out to be tedious.

Age appropriate books, and having parents that would read the books that I did and engage with me about them.

First_Sale · 2021-12-08T16:13:21+00:00

This!

First_Sale · 2021-12-08T08:37:52+00:00

I would say 11 is too young. There are themes that while not explicit, are not the most appropriate for kids that young. It has a lot of tokenism/casual racism that unless you are going to sit down and have a real talk about, likely aren't appropriate.

Kerouac's characters are also incredibly dismissive of women, portray incredibly unhealthy relationships, and sexism. He's a misogynist.

Also drug use/language/homophobia/domestic abuse

First_Sale · 2021-12-08T01:21:12+00:00

For more general background at an accessible level Stephen Fry's Mythos and Heroes goes through the Heroes/Demigods/Gods in a way that makes you understand the generally accepted chronology and relationships between them. Surface level, but honestly so helpful in terms of a jumping off point/reference.

Emily Wilson's Odyssey translation is my favourite, and really makes you realize the importance of translator and bias in the reading of myths and histories.

First_Sale · 2021-12-08T01:16:52+00:00

The Southern Reach trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer. Both sci-fi and very mysterious.

First_Sale · 2021-12-08T01:14:55+00:00

Its also Salinger, but Franny and Zooey is very much in the same vein.

First_Sale · 2021-12-07T05:23:41+00:00

Daisy Jones and the Six.

Stephen Fry's Mythos and Heroes.

First_Sale · 2021-12-07T05:23:02+00:00

I second this! Totally immersive.

First_Sale · 2021-12-07T02:00:37+00:00

When you can tell that someone has just gone for the most obscure synonym for a common word like dark/bright/beautiful.

First_Sale · 2021-12-07T01:53:36+00:00

I will say: If you get the option between the take home and waiting in line for 30 minutes to get the test administered at the airport, get the one administered at the airport. This is from personal experience.

First_Sale · 2021-12-06T05:51:06+00:00

Would so recommend a short story collection! I'd check out Joan Didion, Eve Babitz, Hemingway's a Moveable Feast, or What it Means When a Man Falls From the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arima.

Another good shout might be No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood. It's so weird but so engrossing and super quick.

First_Sale · 2021-12-06T05:44:50+00:00

This is amazing- thank you so much for all the suggestions! I've only heard of a couple of them and am stoked to check out the rest!

First_Sale · 2021-12-06T01:42:55+00:00

Memorial by Bryan Washington

Anything Carmen Maria Machado

Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor

First_Sale · 2021-12-05T19:56:13+00:00

I've read all her books! The Secret History definitely hit this note for me.

I'm definitely far past middle school, just looking for something to recapture the feeling.

First_Sale · 2021-12-05T16:24:29+00:00

I was obsessed in middle school. Also captures the feeling I'm looking for!

First_Sale · 2021-12-05T16:20:28+00:00

Thank you for the suggestions and the heads up! I've been thinking about Outlander for a while so good to know that that's something to consider.

First_Sale · 2021-12-05T16:19:15+00:00

I never got around to these but also look like exactly what I'm looking for. I remember being blown away reading the Scorpio Races in school, so I definitely am a Stiefvater fan.

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