The Thief's Journal

SpaceCowboyBooks

The Thief's Journal | Jean Genet

Today's reading

24 likes1 stack add

SkullyAnne

The Thief's Journal | Jean Genet

bailed

I'm sure it has great literary value but like so many French books translated into English it made my eyes bleed.

msford88

Thief's Journal | Jean Genet

Some of my favorites.

BookwormAHN Welcome to Litsy 😸 7y

CWilson I love wicked too! 7y

CWilson Welcome! 7y

See All 20 Comments

YouReadMyEyes That is a cool looking boxed set edition of 2666. Never seen that before. 7y

msford88 @YouReadMyEyes Thanks. It's one of my favorite box sets. Found it on eBay. 7y

castijoh83 Love Bukowski!! 7y

jamie_in_the_library I ❤️ Wool! 7y

msford88 @jamie_in_the_library Unfortunately I'm missing one of the books. I let someone borrow it, and it never came home. 7y

jamie_in_the_library @msford88 Ah I hate that! Hopefully you‘re reunited with Shift soon ;) (edited) 7y

monalyisha Cool Pomegranate! 7y

SandyW I too have a hole in my bookshelf. I recently lent a friend an old hardcover that I love. Months ago she told me she loved it too. Alas, out had still not made it back to me. 😢 7y

Smrloomis I‘ve been thinking of reading 2666 but I don‘t know when I‘d finish it! 7y

stolenseconds 2666 is on my list to read this year! 7y

msford88 @stolenseconds Great one to have on there. It's one of those you truly won't forget. 7y

ptkpepe98 Oh! All those Maquires. Such fun! 7y

bitterbear @YouReadMyEyes we should do a buddy read... that's been on my the for years... 7y

YouReadMyEyes @bitterbear that would be awesome 7y

bitterbear @YouReadMyEyes I have some netgally reads I need to finish but when would you like to do It? 7y

bitterbear @stolenseconds buddy read? 7y

YouReadMyEyes @bitterbear @stolenseconds I can do buddy read anytime, just let me know. 7y

72 likes20 comments

Mamashep

Thief's Journal | Jean Genet

Apparently the title #thejeangenie was an allusion to this author. Never heard of him but suppose I should check him out. Love that about Bowie! #septembowie

Cinfhen, Marchpane

Cinfhen #liveandlearn 😍😍 7y

Marchpane Literary connections are the best! 7y

18 likes1 stack add2 comments

batsy

The Thief's Journal | Jean Genet

Thinking about #JeanGenie made me think of Jean Genet. This is sort of a fictionalised autobiography of Genet's life as a petty thief, a vagabond, and an outlaw in the truest sense of the word. His desire for men that was strangely generous and life-affirming in its variety. Lyrical prose and a sensibility that cannot be categorised. I really loved this bizarre, perplexing, dreamy book. #SeptemBowie @Marchpane @Cinfhen

Leniverse Nice association there! And it sounds like the kind of book Bowie would like, even if it isn't on his top 100 list. 7y

Cinfhen My friend's daughter is marrying a guy with the last name Genet...wonder if they are related?!? Having dinner with them this week, may need to do some investigating 🕵🏼 7y

TrishB Wow, great pick 👍 7y

See All 13 Comments

batsy @Leniverse @TrishB Thanks 😊 It does strike me as a very Bowie kind of book! 7y

batsy @Cinfhen Ooohh, intriguing! 🕵️#TheGenetInvestigation 7y

Cathythoughts Great choice 💫💫💫 7y

LeahBergen Why did I never associate these 2 names?? 😂 7y

Mamashep I had never heard of Genet until this prompt! Def need to pick up a book. 7y

readordierachel Perfect! This book sounds excellent. 7y

batsy @Cathythoughts @ReadOrDieRachel Thanks! :) 7y

batsy @Mamashep He's one of those that I'm nervous about recommending, because it's not about plot or character but his voice, philosophy, vision. So I think each reader will have a very different and personal response to him :) 7y

saresmoore You are killing this photo challenge! 7y

vivastory I love Genet, despite his tendency to troll people in interviews 7y

70 likes3 stack adds13 comments

writerlibrarian

Thief's Journal | Jean Genet

In looking for ideas for this one, I decided to celebrate how incredible talented Bowie was. The image is from the live performance of the song in 2003 in Bercy France. The iconic harmonica of the song. #septemBOWIE

batsy Omg! We tagged the same book 🙌 😁 7y

writerlibrarian @batsy it's Genet most iconic book aside from his plays. 7y

35 likes2 comments

Welcome to Litsy!

Trending Hashtags

Trending Books