James Smythe Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Book of the Most Precious Substance
Sara GranJames Smythe@elizabethmoya THE BOOK OF THE MOST PRECIOUS SUBSTANCE by Sara Gran. My *word*.
Paperback, 2022
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Glamorama
Bret Easton EllisJames SmytheThe new Bret Easton Ellis, THE SHARDS, has arrived. I am very, very excited: I've heard excellent things about it. When he's at his best, he's a remarkable writer—LESS THAN ZERO, AMERICAN PSYCHO, GLAMORAMA, (much of) LUNAR PARK are all really fantastic novels. https://t.co/lOUnsyAnRd
Paperback, 2000
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The Shards
Bret Easton EllisJames SmytheThe new Bret Easton Ellis, THE SHARDS, has arrived. I am very, very excited: I've heard excellent things about it. When he's at his best, he's a remarkable writer—LESS THAN ZERO, AMERICAN PSYCHO, GLAMORAMA, (much of) LUNAR PARK are all really fantastic novels. https://t.co/lOUnsyAnRd
Paperback, 2023
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Mystic River
Dennis LehaneJames SmytheNothing like going from finishing a *wildly disappointing* novel to reading something that's a literal masterpiece—MYSTIC RIVER by Dennis Lehane passed me by, for whatever reason, but my god. My god!
Paperback, 2021
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Lunar Park
Bret Easton EllisJames SmytheThe new Bret Easton Ellis, THE SHARDS, has arrived. I am very, very excited: I've heard excellent things about it. When he's at his best, he's a remarkable writer—LESS THAN ZERO, AMERICAN PSYCHO, GLAMORAMA, (much of) LUNAR PARK are all really fantastic novels. https://t.co/lOUnsyAnRd
Paperback, 2006
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Coronado: Stories
Dennis LehaneJames SmytheTwo books in (A DRINK BEFORE THE WAR, DARKNESS TAKE MY HAND) I think that Dennis Lehane’s Kenzie and Gennaro might be my favourite fictional detectives. Stories that start within the confines of reality but aren’t afraid to go gonzo. He’s *very* good, isn’t he.
Paperback, 2022
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Money
John P. JonesJames Smythe@stevie_chick Boredoms were one, that was always weird, iirc only because Kurt loved them. Shudder To Think were never going to be massive, they were too weird. Jesus Lizard. Butthole Surfers—it's wild to me that Capital spent money for John Paul Jones to produce IWS.
Hardcover, 2018
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Less Than Zero
Bret Easton EllisJames SmytheThe new Bret Easton Ellis, THE SHARDS, has arrived. I am very, very excited: I've heard excellent things about it. When he's at his best, he's a remarkable writer—LESS THAN ZERO, AMERICAN PSYCHO, GLAMORAMA, (much of) LUNAR PARK are all really fantastic novels. https://t.co/lOUnsyAnRd
Paperback, 1998
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To Paradise
Hanya YanagiharaJames SmytheI have nearly finished Hanya Yanigahara’s TO PARADISE. I think it’s absolutely remarkable—the most haunted I have been by a novel in a long time. (Note: if you’re even slightly emotionally/psychologically affected by COVID (😬) it is a very, very hard read.)
Paperback, 2023
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A Drink Before the War
Dennis LehaneJames SmytheTwo books in (A DRINK BEFORE THE WAR, DARKNESS TAKE MY HAND) I think that Dennis Lehane’s Kenzie and Gennaro might be my favourite fictional detectives. Stories that start within the confines of reality but aren’t afraid to go gonzo. He’s *very* good, isn’t he.
Paperback, 2011
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