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One Man’s Impossible Quest to Read and Review the World
- kchoudhu 11y agoThis brings to mind "Review"[1] on Comedy Central, in which the protagonist attempts to review life itself. "Life!" the show begins. "It’s literally all we have. But is it any good?" Highly recommended. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Review_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Review_(TV_series)
- jmduke 11y agoI second your recommendation, and feel that Review (maybe tied with You're The Worst) is one of the most underappreciated comedies currently airing. The show (and Forrest)'s uncompromising commitment to the central premise is both hilarious and crushing. Andy Daly deserves way more hype for his performance.
- houshuang 11y agoThis is a great site. I read a huge amount, but I easily "fasten" in detective stories etc. Discovery is a significant problem. I don't necessarily follow review columns in intellectual newspapers. When I come across an author that I really like, like China Mieville, I will find all of their books and read. But I am sure there are large galaxies of writers whose works I will never hear about. I also love the focus on international writers. As a voracious foreign language learner, discovery becomes even more difficult, and seeing interesting literature available in other languages is a great motivation to learn. And in the meantime, we can rely on translation to at least get a sense of some of these works.
- hellofunk 11y agoThis is an eccentric collection, nothing wrong with that. But for something billed as "Complete" it sure is missing a lot of classics, not a single Hemingway in the bunch.