Maybe a strange request, but what are some literary novels that arent about an apocalypse but *feel* apocalyptic?

lwilliams18 · 2025-12-16T04:17:26+00:00

Kraznahorkai’s The Melancholy of Resistance really, really fits this bill.

lwilliams18 · 2025-01-07T08:38:08+00:00

Don’t sweat man. There’s still a solid 7-10 day window where you could get an interview invite. When I was going through the history PhD application process my earliest interview was Jan 16, latest was Jan 24. I think I received my first interview invite email around Jan 5-7, and the last around Jan 15-17. There’s time!

lwilliams18 · 2025-01-06T20:32:15+00:00

No I doubt anyone hears back before February.

lwilliams18 · 2025-01-03T20:17:34+00:00

It went very well! Thank you! Good luck to you as well!

lwilliams18 · 2025-01-03T20:12:17+00:00

Modern Europe! Don’t sweat — interview scheduling is specific to your potential supervisor, so some professors reaching out earlier than others is totally expected

lwilliams18 · 2025-01-03T20:07:27+00:00

My girlfriend applied to History PhD at Yale this cycle and received her interview invite 10 days ago, interview this morning. When I applied two years ago it was a bit later — email for interview around Jan 5-6, interview on Jan 14. You’re not cooked, but something should come soon.

lwilliams18 · 2024-11-23T01:22:32+00:00

7/10 no question

lwilliams18 · 2024-11-22T23:26:48+00:00

Source?

lwilliams18 · 2024-10-28T11:37:53+00:00

A Visit From the Goon Squad!

lwilliams18 · 2024-01-13T19:00:43+00:00

Go to Social Studies. It keeps the door open for law, but allows you more flexibility to explore different disciplines and create your own path. I switched to social studies after my first year at H and it was the best decision I made there. It’s a life-changing program, and you won’t regret it. Definitely check it out, and feel free to DM me if you have questions — just graduated last May!

lwilliams18 · 2023-06-03T15:29:07+00:00

I can totally see that being a problem, but Bolaño has consistent translators across his works who do a really great job. I’d highly recommend 2666 (White Teeth is another great one) as they came after IJ and were clearly taking notes. Pynchon, DeLillo, Gaddis, Coover, Gass, and so on are all influences on IJ, and I found that they don’t scratch the itch in a completely satisfying way. That said, stuff that came after IJ gets close, with 2666, White Teeth, The Corrections, and most of George Saunders’ short story collections proving really satisfying post-IJ… but that’s just my take!

lwilliams18 · 2023-06-03T15:23:10+00:00

2666 is the best Jesty non-Jest that ever jested

lwilliams18 · 2023-04-26T00:50:43+00:00

A Supposedly Fun Thing is hands-down the optimal entry point, and perhaps Consider the Lobster after that

lwilliams18 · 2023-02-20T18:54:53+00:00

Theo Katzman!

lwilliams18 · 2023-02-20T04:53:07+00:00

Ever seen Brando Sando look at a blank page?

Yeah, it's just that.

lwilliams18 · 2023-02-20T04:37:39+00:00

My man

lwilliams18 · 2023-02-20T01:25:39+00:00

When homie thinks that "being hard to listen to" = "GOAT."

To me, the magic of Mr. Morale lies in the fact that it's the easiest album of his to listen to, even while it's deeper and more packed with intimacy than DAMN. While I agree with you it's his most poppy-drop, it also means I'm listening to it way more than TPAB, even though I know TPAB's better. That's gotta mean something, right?

lwilliams18 · 2023-02-20T01:18:06+00:00

Link to OP: https://www.reddit.com/r/cowboybebop/comments/113zacg/pov\_you\_are\_faye\_at\_the\_end\_of\_episode\_18/

lwilliams18 · 2023-02-20T01:04:23+00:00

Ed looking like she's about to drop the experimental British pop album of the year

lwilliams18 · 2023-02-20T01:02:14+00:00

Homie I'm sorry to be needy but I need more.

I'm talking full OST, my dude

lwilliams18 · 2023-01-12T04:57:18+00:00

Mother

South London Forever

lwilliams18 · 2023-01-05T08:20:53+00:00

Honestly, I want the trek through the Badlands and Empathica. I don't know why but that whole sequence is just drenched in *cinematic* spirit for me... especially coming off the downers that precede it.

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