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Don Quixote by Kathy Acker

February 19, 2023 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

“When she was finally crazy because she was about to have an abortion, she conceived of the most insane idea that any woman can think of. Which is to love. How can a woman love? By loving someone other than herself.” One of the more interesting things about this book is that it takes on Don Quixote and remixes it. Don Quixote itself is a remixing of romantic epics (or romantic adventures) of the 1300-1500s leading to the titular Don making his way into the […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Kathy Acker

vel veeter's CBR15 Review No:106 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Kathy Acker ·
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Play in Traffic, Run with Scissors, Set Yourself on Fire…

March 9, 2015 by Quorren 3 Comments

There are many, many, many other things you can do other than read this book.  I suggest all of them.  Yes, even the ones that may end in death and dismemberment.  I feel bad for shitting on this book, just after reviewing Station Eleven and all its “ars gratia artis” and to art is to human feel good messages.  But…  This book is not good. I mean, I’m not the sole decider of what is and is not art.  I went to MoMA last year […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Hate Read, Kathy Acker, Pussy King of Pirates, Quorren

Quorren's CBR7 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Hate Read, Kathy Acker, Pussy King of Pirates, Quorren ·
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