Literature

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OSAMU DAZAI: NO LONGER HUMAN

Welcome back to books! Some of the more virtual worldly readers out there might recognize that opening slogan from Tim Rogers Kotaku...

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DOSTOEVSKY: THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD

Welcome back to books! I love Dostoevsky. This has to do with my longstanding fascination with the fringes of life's experiences, the...

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KOBO ABE: THE WOMAN IN THE DUNES

I found out about Kobo Abe from watching Tim Rogers videos on YouTube. I love that guy's videos, and if you like video games you should...

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KURT VONNEGUT: CAT'S CRADLE

So let me preface this by saying yes, I really am writing a review of Cat's Cradle. I don't really care how many eyes have poured over...

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YASUNARI KAWABATA: THE OLD CAPITAL

I never had an interest in Japanese literature until my best friend started reading through Ryu Murakami and Yukio Mishima. I had read...

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RYU MURAKAMI: IN THE MISO SOUP

Ryu Murakami's In The Miso Soup is a little weird. After mozying on by what appears to be a strangely seductive yet obviously comprised...