In the Fascist Bathroom by Greil Marcus - I don't particularly like Marcus, I don't often agree with him, but he can write and is obviously knowledgable and can draw a wonderfully long bow in his criticisms - my favourite being drawing parallels between John Lydon and John of Leyden.
The Preserving Machine and other stories by Philip K. Dick - I will have read this before I have read everything he wrote (but that was years ago), and it was there and I couldn't recall it.
More Please : Barry Humphries : an autobiography - Also read before but there was one passage I recalled describing his father's reaction to the death of a friend, which I wanted to re-read as it was a wonderful exposition on how men handle emotion.
The Madwoman's Underclothes : essays and occasional writings 1968-1985 by Germaine Greer - Her early articles are brilliant and funny.
My Lover's Back : 79 love poems by MTC Cronin - hmm I try and read Australian poetry, haven't found anyone who can do it yet, and this doesn't.
The Best Poems Ever : a collection of poetry's greatest voices - another poetry book bought to thrust under my children's noses, in the vain hopes that a poem amongst the many may catch their inspiration, hasn't happened yet, but I continue to try. (Note: does not include the best poems ever).
Total spent $2.50
1 comment:
Marcus is a bit of a twat but I enjoyed 'In the Fascist Bathroom'
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