The Review of UnContemporary Fiction Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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A modern take on outdated literature. Critical essays and book reviews on things published before 2010.
Panama
Thomas McGuaneThe Review of UnContemporary Fiction"The way he captures the otherworldly beauty of Florida reveals as much about the damaged, striving Chet as his ramblings toward honesty." @byron_queen on Thomas McGuane's 'Panama' https://t.co/DuYrh5E3rC https://t.co/XZgDGjin3Y
Paperback, 1995
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The Safety of Objects
A. M. HomesThe Review of UnContemporary Fictionon the site today: "A Plea for A.M. Homes & Making the Familiar Strange Again" by @nick_farriella. Nick reviews one of his favorite story collections 'The Safety of Objects' and makes the case for making the normal seem strange in fiction. https://t.co/xNOZLzaoct https://t.co/Llk6mV441J
Paperback, 2013
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Brooklyn: A Personal Memoir: With the Lost Photographs of David Attie
Truman CapoteThe Review of UnContemporary FictionDavid Byron Queen (@byron_queen) is a contributing editor. His work has appeared in Vol. 1 Brooklyn, VICE, Hobart, McSweeney’s, Split Lip Magazine, and elsewhere. He has an MFA in Fiction from the University of Montana, where he was a Truman Capote Fellow. https://t.co/eyM6GKDLjP
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Heck, Texas
Tex GreshamThe Review of UnContemporary FictionAnd our newest addition to the team, who has a stellar essay coming out next Monday, and who will also be our go-to old film critic: Tex Gresham (@thatsqueakypig) the author of Heck, Texas and Sunflower (11/22/21). He’s also online at https://t.co/3zltk1TfMd https://t.co/tCQ2N49YU8
Paperback, 2020
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Circles: The Trilogy
Tracy BecklesThe Review of UnContemporary Fiction"The Trilogy is an assault of language because to Beckett the novel form has failed language and in retaliation, he has written a series of novels where language consumes all." —@ToTheHappyNone on Samuel Beckett's 'Trilogy' https://t.co/SRPugi4hRH https://t.co/QgOqAFmw77
Paperback, 2005
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Leviathan
Paul AusterThe Review of UnContemporary FictionWe're back from our winter hiatus! On the site today: "Portrait of an Extremist" by @DuffusMatthew A compassionate defense of Paul Auster, and a fascinating, heartening analysis of his prescient account of domestic extremism in his novel 'Leviathan' https://t.co/0ZOvGpHCTa https://t.co/HZqZrf4xzj
Paperback, 1993
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Infinite Jest
David Foster WallaceThe Review of UnContemporary Fictionon the site today: a sprawling, epic mystery by @thatsqueakypig who explores the question of who is the narrator of David Foster Wallace's 'Infinite Jest'... with deep analysis, humor, and of course footnotes (hyperlink/hover!) Dont miss this one. https://t.co/Sg8qR2BHTJ https://t.co/anvyeucQzf
Hardcover, 1996
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Sunflower
Tex GreshamThe Review of UnContemporary FictionAnd our newest addition to the team, who has a stellar essay coming out next Monday, and who will also be our go-to old film critic: Tex Gresham (@thatsqueakypig) the author of Heck, Texas and Sunflower (11/22/21). He’s also online at https://t.co/3zltk1TfMd https://t.co/tCQ2N49YU8
Paperback, 2021
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Making the Familiar Strange: Sociology Contra Reification
Ryan GundersonThe Review of UnContemporary Fictionon the site today: "A Plea for A.M. Homes & Making the Familiar Strange Again" by @nick_farriella. Nick reviews one of his favorite story collections 'The Safety of Objects' and makes the case for making the normal seem strange in fiction. https://t.co/xNOZLzaoct https://t.co/Llk6mV441J
Paperback, 2022
$54.99$29.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Stranger to the Moon
Evelio RoseroThe Review of UnContemporary FictionOn the site today: a brilliant review of Colombian author Evelio Rosero's "Stranger to the Moon" by Matt Weir. Matt digs into the complexities of the strange novel and makes connections between the author's work and life in Bogota in the late 1980s. https://t.co/hmAwX5HjIv https://t.co/t46RuMCJo7
Paperback, 2021
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