![]() Both are fascinated with what lies outside ordinary experience in terms of perception, thought and experience - they both suggest a fascination that causes apprehension and dread. Obviously the weird and the eerie are both preoccupied with the strange. It's instructive as a music journalist to study these terms closely, as to be a music journalist means - 9 times out of 10 - to misuse language. a rich seam of cultural production that is undeniably part of the mainstream but easily retains its weirdness and eeriness, undimmed by repetitive viewing, reading or listening. ![]() It's the power and familiarity of the source material that gives the book some of its immediacy. As befits a new work by the author of the essential Capitalist Realism it's a great read and sets out its stall clearly by dealing with some of the most unnerving, discombobulating and transcendent fiction, film and music of the 20th Century. Now it's 2017 and renowned author, political theorist and cultural critic Mark Fisher is asking us (in his new book for Repeater, The Weird And The Eerie) to consider the two similar but distinct modes: that of the 'weird' and the 'eerie'. Then we just about survived the 'unheimlich' versus 'uncanny' wars with nothing to show for it bar PTSD and a gnawing sense that something wasn't quite right. ![]() ![]() When tQ started nearly nine years ago it were all 'liminal' round these parts. ![]()
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5/31/2023 0 Comments Classmates vol 2 sotsu gyo sei![]() ![]() ![]() What I like about this story is that the relationship actually got established pretty early on it's not a constant tug of will-they-won't-they. Such a fun, light, and enjoyable read.Īs soft and lovely as the first volume. ![]() I'm really glad I decided to pick up this series. Kusakabe is still hilarious and sweet and Sajou is still cute and adorable as always. The slowburn is still there, standing firm and strong ((-mmmh yesh loved it)). Heart-to-heart conversation really is the best problem solver. I love the way they solve their problems by talking. And they continue to develop and grow to be a better person. It becomes more complex talking about trust, mutual understanding, families, graduating, how they sorting out their future, and further relationship as they were moving onward. I really love how the plot is simple yet realistic. I think I'm starting to feel attached to those overly long neck and limbs and Kusakabe's abnormal hair-style LMAO. This is the best thing that happened to me this weekend LOL.Īfter reading this, I noticed that I was already used to Nakamura- sensei's artstyle. Then yesterday, I found out that this book had a sequel, and not just one sequel, but three or so! I was so over the moon. So, I just read Classmates a few days ago, hoping that it was a series and not finished in one volume only ((yes it's finished in one volume)). ![]() 5/31/2023 0 Comments The rooster bar book review![]() ![]() His second book The Firm was the beginning of a solid writing career when movie rights were brought by Paramount Pictures and the book became the bestselling novel of 1991. His first novel A Time to Kill was rejected numerous times before being accepted by Wynwood Press in 1988. Long before the days of becoming a New York Times Best Seller, Grisham worked as a lawyer at a Southaven Mississippi law practice, squeezing in time to write early in the mornings and during courtroom recesses. I’ve posted our review along with questions you may want to ask at your own book club. ![]() We discussed everything from the cover, the plot, characters and also compared it to his other books. The book club I belong to at our local branch library has just finished reading The Rooster Bar by John Grisham. My Bookclub’s Review – The Rooster Bar – by John Grisham click to buy from Amazon ![]() |