Anna Kavan - Ice - Book Review 

Thanks for the kind words, BHBC. Always fun to tweak books or read them with a different context in mind.

Hi Silje, yes would love to hear what you think of Ice on one of your reading episodes. btw, have you read any Jens Bjørneboe? i might give him a read next

@@PaperBird I haven't read him for years, but both the Moment of Freedom trilogy and The Sharks made a deep impact on me when I read them. I should probably reread them at some point. Which one of his books do you consider picking up? 😊

Hi Silje, I just got the first book of the Moment of Freedom trilogy in the mail today. someone from Norway recommended him. i hadn't heard of him before but I gather he's well known and controversial over there

@@PaperBird Cool! Yes, he is, or at least was, required reading in high school. Look forward to hear what you think. 😊

they're really fun. let me know if you want to see any special "mixes"

thanks for watching

thanks!

nice. what other authors do u like?

snow? hmm. can't say i'm familiar w/ the phenomenon

@@PaperBird Yep...the shite's it PHOENIX now!

They definitely complemented each other in disturbing ways. It'd be great to see both versions in one volume

I like that kind of writing if it has an organic feel to it, less so if it’s done by intentional genre benders (usually because they have a less interesting prose style). Plot may not be in line with that kind of exploration so much, at least the stuff I enjoy reading. Ice felt organic and laid down some tracks ahead of its time -- my favorite parts were when the narrative would skip tracks and the boxcar would get flipped around to new, sometimes impossible perspectives. But over time the fumes felt “not so fresh” feeling :) I really like novels where characters blend into other characters. Erickson is one of my favorite writers who can do this, actually. He can also bend History in extremely interesting ways. Thanks for the comment. Who are some other writers you enjoy?

@@PaperBird I agree with the sentiment about laying down tracks beforehand..I guess that is the equivalent of plot/reader trust for slipstreamers. Looking forward to reading more Erickson. For slipstream, I've been interested in the work of Kelly Link of late. Normally I tend to read alot of 'literary' noir/hardboiled stuff: Jean-Patrick Manchette's 'Three to Kill' and Nelson Algren's 'Man with the Golden Arm' being two of my favorites. Also, for 'literary' sci-fi, Greg Egan's 'Permutation City'.

good to hear the book hits the spot. i had to invert it to make it work, but i'm kinda weird :)

@@PaperBird maybe there's something you could do about The Three Body Problem?

been meaning to read that, thanks for the suggestion

here you go: docs.google.com/document/d/1cuR3s2PQmt-tkoKJPGfSstg2uGeTU3FW/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107382911093032421733&rtpof=true&sd=true i might have missed some substitutions, but you'll get the general idea.... let me know if you have trouble opening the link, and enjoy!

@@PaperBird thank you and happy new year :)

same to you!

psychology/English

or katherine mansfield c:

you like Grass?

yes, i need to read something by Mansfield, let me know what's good

@@PaperBird i wouldn't say i like him that much. I just find his way of writing really curious. Regarding Mansfield check out his diary.