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Thursday February 17,
2022
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started this trip with Working by Studs Terkel, a hefty tome of early 1970s interviews with all classes of people talking about their jobs. the airport bookstore selection was dismal so i stuck to it. after i finished, i found Malcolm Gladwell's Talking to Strangers on the shelf where i'm staying. he has his formula down pat and it's interesting but as usual with him it felt padded. the real surprise has been this exquisite edition of HP Lovecraft, $15.99 at CostCo, bound in skin with gilt-edged pages and purple ribbon marker, it exudes eldritch energy befitting its arcane contents. old HP is hit or miss, but at his best he's perceptive, droll, & insightful as he plumbs numinous depths. |
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