dear anyone who has read Pulphead by John Jeremiah Sullivan
I very very much want to discuss that second-to-last essay, “Violence of the Lambs.”
Or, at least, share a mental fistbump over how awesome its ending was.
It’s online in full, here. But oh god, that image. They went very literal with that.
Cheers for the link - that was a good read. Not sure what to make of it all. Love the last two paragraphs - his ranting on the fourth page reminds me a lot of Werner Herzog’s monologue at the end of Encounters At The End Of The World (which I would actually suggest watching under any circumstances because it’s fantastic, but it does also have some relevance to the article). In fact I bet Herzog would love this whole theory.
dear anyone who has read Pulphead by John Jeremiah Sullivan
I very very much want to discuss that second-to-last essay, “Violence of the Lambs.”
Or, at least, share a mental fistbump over how awesome its ending was.
It’s online in full, here. But oh god, that image. They went very literal with that.
Cheers for the link - that was a good read. Not sure what to make of it all. Love the last two paragraphs - his ranting on the fourth page reminds me a lot of Werner Herzog’s monologue at the end of Encounters At The End Of The World (which I would actually suggest watching under any circumstances because it’s fantastic, but it does also have some relevance to the article). In fact I bet Herzog would love this whole theory.
Posted 1 month ago & Filed under John Jeremiah Sullivan, Violence of the Lambs, animals, apocalypse, Werner Herzog, science, 14 notes
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booksinthekitchen said:
Consider it bumped.
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housingworksbookstore said:
I’m reading it now! McNally Jackson is launching their essay book group with PULPHEAD on March 5, also, so you can definitely discuss it then.
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nickrecommends said:
I saw JJS live a few months back, and he talked about how that one was the closest he’s come to writing fiction — was a really interesting talk — ended w/ him admitting he’s not cut out for fiction. I disagree.
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rclesham reblogged this from kelsfjord and added:
Cheers for the link -...was a good read. Not sure what to make
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unbornwhiskey said:
*MENTAL FISTBUMP*
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hatethefuture said:
i kinda don’t get the ending? like he’s just undermining himself on purpose?
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