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In 'Slumming', Ottessa Moshfegh so perfectly outlined the annoyance (hopefully universally) felt for the type of pseudo-intellectual who: "was too concerned with his own intelligence to see the bigger picture. He thought that the drugs we bought in the 
bus depot restroom were intended to expand his mind, as though 
some door could be unlocked up there and he would greet his 
own genius—some glowing alien in glasses and sneakers, spinning planet Earth on its finger". A stellar read.
Jan 24, 2024
Funny, tragic, idiosyncratic, embarrassingly relatable at points, & most of all intelligent as hell. Absolutely worth working through!
Apr 19, 2024
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This is inarguably the most difficult (and formally radical) book ever written and most people can’t make heads or tails of it but if you just start reading and don’t stop and let the words wash over you, its strange poetry starts to speak to you. Joyce invented a new language of neologisms and portmanteau words that were puns in multiple languages at once. He went as far with the English language as anyone can go and he attains heights of poetry, subtlety, and complexity that have never been surpassed. I’ve been reading it for 40 years and have only just scratched its surface but it has been an immensely rewarding experience.
Aug 31, 2021
