Welcome to Litsy!

Congrats on the Litsyversary @BarbaraBB It's been a treat getting to know you over the years! Although Johnson's brilliant racial satire starts out in America, most of it takes place in Antarctica. It's inspired by Poe's only novel. I had to look at the beginning of my GR tracking, pre-Litsy, to find a book I love but haven't discussed very often. #thinklocalgiveaway

The only one of these that is TBR is Spark's. I'm planning on reading it right after I read Defoe's book (might plan also reading Coetzee's "Foe"). I read Ballard's fever dream of a book (I have yet to read a Ballard that wasn't a fever dream) around 20 years ago. I've been thinking about it a lot recently, so I think I'm due for a reread. Speaking of fever dreams, Casares' book is an enigmatic, & memorable experience. One of the stranger ?

Mat Johnson! Great reading tonight. #novelistsinthewild #northwoods

Y‘all. This book is hilarious. #MatJohnson‘s exploration of #EdgarAllanPoe is clever, & really made me think about things I overlooked in early American lit. #Pym #WinterBreakReading

Really at a loss for how to describe this one- I think it is an allegory about race including an all-black crew following the trek of Pym to the south pole where they encounter a race of "snow-monkeys" who enslave them, they escape to a bio-dome of a painter (clearly Thomas Kinkaid) and ultimately land on an island of africans. Whew. Colson Whitehead blurbed it as a cunning satire so I'll go with that!

What did I just listen to? And how is a book do banana pants crazy so good? I had heard about this book from @bookriot and I'm so glad I did. This was fun but also crazy. Seriously crazy. JD Jackson is the narrator and does a wonderful job. I've been on a streak of good books and narrators, I'm bound for a complete dud. It wasn't this one though! If the synopsis sounds interesting to you, pick it up ASAP. I have feelings.

Great read! Full of satire and social commentary.

This was such a wild ride! It's a racial satire that is as cleverly done as it is hilarious. For those who tried The Sellout and were put off by the language and the narrative structure, this might be a good alternative. It's a very good companion for it, regardless. An absurd plot that will make you think. And laugh. A lot.

How's that for a truly random list?
#lastbookstacked #seasonsreadings2016

This was recommended by Jen Northington on one of book riot's recent podcasts. I second her recommendation. If you've read "The Sellout" & are looking for more racial satires, look no further.

I'd been looking for this one, too. Surprised at the volume. Thought it was thicker.

Race, Poe, Thomas Kinkade and Little Debbie combine for an amazing satire

Mat Johnson is one of the best satirists out there. Somehow, he managed to cover academia, slavery, technology, love, the end of days, and race in under 350 pages. And I can't stop laughing at the phrase "snow honkies". Stayed up way past bedtime to finish this one.

#booktober Bookmarks! I have a bunch of of the sprout bookmarks and my post its.

Hot soup and a good book on a gray fall day. If only I didn't have to work tonight.

"In this age when reality is built on big lies, what better place for truth than fiction?"

I love Mat Johnson's work and I don't know why I waited so long to read this.

This book is so clever!

This book is hilarious and scholarly at the same time. Perfect for Poe-loving nerds, like me.

Major score at a used book store in Loxley, Alabama! Especially excited about Pym and Geek Love!