phil christman on helen dewitt

[queenlua]

since there's been some lively discussion about dewitt's the last samurai here on dreamwidth before: i found phil christman's post on dewitt's latest book very interesting, and that post links to all kinds of other very interesting bits and bobs—e.g., dewitt's reflections on david foster wallace's writing. posting here for those who may find such things interesting!

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[sleepnoises]

paywalled alas....!

[queenlua]

ahgeliahgleih i FORGOT substack paywalling was a THING, ty!

i've added you to friendlock & reposted if you'd like to see the full thing here (and ty for the heads-up, regardless! would much rather know about the broccoli between one's teeth, metaphorically speaking, haha)

[sleepnoises]

i did scrabble sadly against the paywall for a minute before giving up and commenting! thank you so much for the mirror, i have been almost totally missing the discourse and i crave (nuanced) gossip

[tabacoychanel]

can you add me to friendslock too? i vaguely had this book on my radar because i stumbled on an interview with the co-author (whose name escapes me atm), lemme dig it up and get back to you. i can't decide if helen dewitt is a genius or... idk what the other side of the or is. regardless thank you for the link

[queenlua]

oh yeah for sure! didn't realize you didn't already have access; just added you :) please enjoy!