Numün VOYAGE AU SOLEIL (2020)

got to drive through the whole state of Oregon, top to bottom, covered in snow

Lawrence English OBSERVATION OF BREATH (2021)

 

Happy New Year amigos!

Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O'Neill
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Titanic work summarizing two decades from a fearless investigative journalist who has FOIA'ed and archive-mined his way to an understanding of the forces (COINTELPRO, Operation CHAOS, MK Ultra, etc.) at work in destabilizing the nascent Civil Rights and Peace movements of the 60's. Must-read for anyone interested in this pivotal period in American history. At least don't let your friends drop acid without reading this book first :-)

Fuubutsushi NATSUKASHII (2021)

 

hmu if u have an opinion on what I should do with my life

  The War Nerd Iliad by John Dolan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Dolan makes it new. Perfect gift to get a young reader into the classics.

Crooked Still SHAKEN BY A LOW SOUND (2021)

 

 ain't no grave

A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Triggered my wit envy.

Elder & Kadavar ELDOVAR: A STORY OF DARKNESS & LIGHT (2021)

drinking in the American Legion, dice on the bar, horses on the set. good to know you're the biggest coward in the room for real. 

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

An open-hearted invitation to share in her double-tragedy, and imagine how we could carry on. Living in the bargaining-zone of DABDA for a year must have been reality-warping. Illustrative of how many of us spent our lives covertly (even to ourselves) seeking control of situations totally beyond our power.