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Wiener, a renowned Peruvian essayist, collects several pieces of her immersive "gonzo" journalism in the vein of Hunter S. Thompson and Joan Didion. She delves into subcultures, participating with swingers, sampling drug rituals and confronts her fear of death among other titilating subjects. Flat out cool, unabashed badass writing. So fun!
Another excursion into the great mind of Argentina's Juan José Saer. Faux history merges with absurdist humor in sublime language; THE CLOUDS follows a doctor as he takes five mental patients to a recently constructed asylum. Notorious for his sentences (nay, paragraphs) that meander like the best of Proust, this novel does not disappoint. Beautifully excessive and wonderfully astute, THE CLOUDS will leave the reader breathless. A meditation on madness, exile and the process of writing.
Perhaps Murakami's most underated novels and my absolute favorite of his works. AFTER DARK presents an interesting set of characters all with their own secrets with only hours (literally) of events. Murakami manages to pack an entire world of mystery into this novel.
TRUFFLEPIG is pure, psychedelic, Tex-Mex mythos. Flores wrote the novel in a 3-month fever dream, hammered out on a mechanical typewriter in late 2014. Five years later, Flores' parallel universe contains insight on the border that feels eerily prophetic. Listen to the 9-song Spotify platlist that accompanies the novel! (Search for: The Trufflepig on Spotify).
WICKED SAINTS has everything I look for in a book: dark monsters, powerful magic, and a stunning atmosphere that permeates every page. This book is lush and darkly romantic, filled with blood and bones. Perfect for fans of Maggie Stiefvater and Leigh Bardugo, Duncan's thrilling debut explores the ecstasy and heart-breaking tragedy of what it is to love a monster.
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Perhaps the mission of an artist is to interpret beauty to people –– the beauty within themselves.
-- Langston Hughes