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“The place had been engineered to produce a crushing, melancholic effect, and by the time I was leaving, tears wetted my cheeks. I was sad but also, I'lladmit it, I was vainly proud that I was having thisexperience, because it proved I was capable of adeep feeling, which, when it's happening, is supe-rior to most other states. Crying alone in a museumwithout having a personal crisis is top notch andit didn't matter that I was alone: true vanity needsno witness.Who gets to not have to cry?” love
A quick read and it's a beautiful hardback edition, published by Karma. Beyond that the story is a combination of ghost story and life among the citizens of the art festival world. Her prose is very straight forward but the imagery is rich. And she nails Artforum for me!
“The place had been engineered to produce a crushing, melancholic effect, and by the time I was leaving, tears wetted my cheeks. I was sad but also, I’ll admit it, I was vainly proud that I was having this experience, because it proved I was capable of a deep feeling, which, when it’s happening, is superior to most other states. Crying alone in a museum without having a personal crisis is top notch and it didn’t matter that I was alone: true vanity needs no witness.”
i don’t know if this is a five star book or not, but i really liked it and found it interesting, and the edition is beautiful
3.5 stars. A fun little existential read.
Wow… this was confused. I guess it’s partially my fault because I saw this at the library and started reading without knowing the synopsis. But wow was it weird.For one, the author is a character in the story and it’s very strange, especially since it’s not revealed the narrator is a different person until like page 30/70…
A good short story with classic Kushner humor. The hardcover edition with the cloth cover is lovely.
This novella arrived in mail today, 11 days after publication in hardcover by Karma Books. I read it online at Literary Hub (https://lithub.com/a-new-story-by-rac...) on December 9, 2020 and immediately ordered a copy from Karma, as Kushner is one of the authors whose books I collect. It did not take long to read again, after it arrived. It's a snarky little tale in which the author even tells a story about herself, as an aside. The main character speaks in the first person, telling this tale ab...
Loved the connection to the art world and also being abroad. Funny and profound."This dream is my. . . lizard brain? Seems sophisticated for a lizard but not for a girl or woman. When at resting state, asleep, I'm busy being annihilated."
i was gliding through this as it's a short read, but it's not so quick. some parts had me pause to think and i'm still thinking about them, especially the ending. it's not a surprise ending by definition but it caught me by surprise and filled me with a sense of dread. but in a good way? just read it
I read everything Kushner writes. She’s brilliant and writes so fluidly and with such depth. I read this online and was thrilled to see that Karma was doing a hardcover edition, so pre-ordered two—one tor me and one for a friend.
This is so.... existential? Weird? Sometimes I had to reread a page or paragraph but it was always somehow super enjoyable. And a quick read -- more like the length of a novella.
A very short, very ironic book by a very ironic and skilled writer.
