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physical or intellectual pleasure, delight, or ecstasy; the concept featured heavily in the psychoanalysis of Jacques Lacan's and was expanded on by Roland Barthes for literary theory, to contrast with mere "pleasure" derived from reading texts that don't challenge the reader as a subject. can also refer to pleasure that devolves into pain

77

They feared her jouissance!

—p.77 by Tony Tulathimutte
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6 years, 7 months ago

They feared her jouissance!

—p.77 by Tony Tulathimutte
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6 years, 7 months ago

"the art of poetry"; also a poem written by Roman poet Horace in 19 BC, in which he advises poets on the art of writing poetry and drama

78

No ideas, only intellectual property; no avant-garde, only controversy; no ars poetica, only personal essays; no major writers, only writing majors.

Linda on writing workshops. the last bit is mildly funny

—p.78 by Tony Tulathimutte
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6 years, 7 months ago

No ideas, only intellectual property; no avant-garde, only controversy; no ars poetica, only personal essays; no major writers, only writing majors.

Linda on writing workshops. the last bit is mildly funny

—p.78 by Tony Tulathimutte
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6 years, 7 months ago

(noun) an instrument for measuring flow (as of viscous substances)

93

past rooms containing the rheometer

—p.93 by Tony Tulathimutte
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6 years, 7 months ago

past rooms containing the rheometer

—p.93 by Tony Tulathimutte
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6 years, 7 months ago

(noun) a machine in which work is rotated about a horizontal axis and shaped by a fixed tool / (verb) to cut or shape with a lathe

93

the Instron like an upended lathe, machines far harder to replace thatn he was

—p.93 by Tony Tulathimutte
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6 years, 7 months ago

the Instron like an upended lathe, machines far harder to replace thatn he was

—p.93 by Tony Tulathimutte
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6 years, 7 months ago

(noun) a skin disorder manifested by smooth white spots on various parts of the body

97

He stepped into the bathtub stained with a vitiligo of scum.

—p.97 by Tony Tulathimutte
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6 years, 7 months ago

He stepped into the bathtub stained with a vitiligo of scum.

—p.97 by Tony Tulathimutte
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6 years, 7 months ago

(noun) the process of mixing (as in a carburetor) the vapor of a flammable hydrocarbon (as gasoline) with air to form an explosive mixture especially for use in an internal-combustion engine

105

Over the embarrassment and pity and a feeble carburetion of lust, he mainly felt annoyed

—p.105 by Tony Tulathimutte
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6 years, 7 months ago

Over the embarrassment and pity and a feeble carburetion of lust, he mainly felt annoyed

—p.105 by Tony Tulathimutte
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6 years, 7 months ago

causing vertigo, especially by being extremely high or steep

115

the vertiginous awareness of disrobing in front of your computer

—p.115 by Tony Tulathimutte
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6 years, 7 months ago

the vertiginous awareness of disrobing in front of your computer

—p.115 by Tony Tulathimutte
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6 years, 7 months ago

(verb) to anticipate and prevent (as a situation) or make unnecessary (as an action)

116

He'd obviated most errands when he'd started ordering everything online

—p.116 by Tony Tulathimutte
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6 years, 7 months ago

He'd obviated most errands when he'd started ordering everything online

—p.116 by Tony Tulathimutte
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6 years, 7 months ago

difficult to control; unruly; irritable and quarrelsome

153

the left's apathy and single-issue fractiousness and the right's hypocritical moralizing

—p.153 by Tony Tulathimutte
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6 years, 7 months ago

the left's apathy and single-issue fractiousness and the right's hypocritical moralizing

—p.153 by Tony Tulathimutte
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6 years, 7 months ago

(noun) a sagging or prolapse of an organ or part / (noun) a drooping of the upper eyelid

156

a stubbly, ptotic man

figured it was some repelling medical condition

—p.156 by Tony Tulathimutte
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6 years, 7 months ago

a stubbly, ptotic man

figured it was some repelling medical condition

—p.156 by Tony Tulathimutte
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6 years, 7 months ago