books i have read recently:
xxxix. everything ravaged, everything burned, wells tower
such an awesome name. pretty awesome book, short stories all written in a modern 'violent' style but mostly visceral. mostly about men. some choice cuts:
'a baby pigeon stolen from its nest, mauled... looked like a half-cooked eraser with dreams of someday becoming a prostitute.'
'the moose tried to struggle upright but fell again. the effect was of a very old person trying to pitch a heavy tent.'
'the news sent him into his familiar tic, a trembling reverse yawn... the movement of his jaw behind his closed lips lent an illusion that he lacked a full set of teeth.'
'"need to go pull something out of a horse's pussy."
"what kind of a thing?" Bob asked.
"a baby horse, i hope."'
i mean COME ON.

xl. on beauty, zadie smith
ok i suppose, i almost expected more though.

xli. the end of the world, paddy o'reilly
i got it for a dollar and was pleasantly surprised, for the most part. mostly about women.

continuing with the vague non-theme, here is a baby in a watermelon.