What: Over several years, and through some trial and error, I've come to the realization that I like A.S. Byatt best in short chunks. That could be short stories, or it could be essays, like the ones here.
In this small collection, Byatt examines several aspects of contemporary postmodern fiction, including its incorporation of natural sciences, historical fiction, and myths.
Comparable to: Your favorite English lit professor.
Representative quote: "We narrate ourselves to each other in bars and beds."
You might not like it if: You don't read in order to think about reading.
How to get it: Buy it or borrow it.
Connections to previous Wreckage: Consider these essays part of a continuing series on getting the university education you wish you'd had. Like, for example:
Comparable to: Your favorite English lit professor.
Representative quote: "We narrate ourselves to each other in bars and beds."
You might not like it if: You don't read in order to think about reading.
How to get it: Buy it or borrow it.
Connections to previous Wreckage: Consider these essays part of a continuing series on getting the university education you wish you'd had. Like, for example:
For Experimental Psych 101: Opening Skinner's Box (Rec. #28)
For Social Anthropology 302: The Rituals of Dinner (Rec. #63)
For extra credit in Critical Studies: Sontag & Kael: Opposites Attract Me (Rec. #89)
For Journalism 201 --- Ethics: The Journalist and the Murderer (Rec. #114)
[Originally posted 6/29/11.]
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