calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or a…
J R
by
William Gaddis
Aug. 1, 2024 - Aug. 13, 2024
(read, fiction, worth-rereading)
Gaddis, W. (2012). J R. NYRB Classics.
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stolid »
p.212
blucher »
(noun) a shoe having the tongue and vamp cut in o…
p.151
officious »
(adjective) kind obliging / (adjective) dutiful /…
p.87
officious »
(adjective) kind obliging / (adjective) dutiful /…
p.85
seriatim »
(adverb) in a series / (adjective) following seri…
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—You’re Mister Duncan? You were to call the offic…
p.699
—No but holy shit Bast I mean that’s what you do!…
p.647
The door shuddered.—Got a delivery . . .
—Like w…
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[...] Go right on making his Christ awful picture…
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[...] Mister Piscator don’t go into it please, I’…