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two more weeks #rachelcusktogether remain!
week 17 starts tomorrow!
week 17 starts tomorrow!
for women, that 'certain things had been decided for me even before I had begun to live.'
this, after a page before we discuss the fate of average white male.
one of things that makes this book fiction are the seemingly abrupt/random jumps in conversational topics.
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this, after a page before we discuss the fate of average white male.
one of things that makes this book fiction are the seemingly abrupt/random jumps in conversational topics.
#rachelcusktogether
January 28, 2026 at 4:26 AM
for women, that 'certain things had been decided for me even before I had begun to live.'
this, after a page before we discuss the fate of average white male.
one of things that makes this book fiction are the seemingly abrupt/random jumps in conversational topics.
#rachelcusktogether
this, after a page before we discuss the fate of average white male.
one of things that makes this book fiction are the seemingly abrupt/random jumps in conversational topics.
#rachelcusktogether
last week of #rachelcusktogether !
thank you all for reading along with me.
thank you all for reading along with me.
January 27, 2026 at 12:18 PM
last week of #rachelcusktogether !
thank you all for reading along with me.
thank you all for reading along with me.
Day 119, Jan 27, Tues - p191 “She paused for a moment…” to p197 “…eyebrows disparagingly raised.”
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January 27, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Day 119, Jan 27, Tues - p191 “She paused for a moment…” to p197 “…eyebrows disparagingly raised.”
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Day 118, Jan 26, Mon - p184 “What he couldn’t tolerate above all else…” to p191 “…as it were, in our webs.”
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January 26, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Day 118, Jan 26, Mon - p184 “What he couldn’t tolerate above all else…” to p191 “…as it were, in our webs.”
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Day 117, Jan 25, Sun - p174 “The hotel where Paola…” to p184 “…you couldn’t measure in dinner invitations.”
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January 25, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Day 117, Jan 25, Sun - p174 “The hotel where Paola…” to p184 “…you couldn’t measure in dinner invitations.”
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Day 116, Jan 24, Sat - SHORT DAY p170 “On the television in front of…” to p174 WHITE SPACE “…good use of your freedom.”
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January 24, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Day 116, Jan 24, Sat - SHORT DAY p170 “On the television in front of…” to p174 WHITE SPACE “…good use of your freedom.”
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so glad I reread last week this college favorite of mine from the 1990s.
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Hibou le Literature Supporter's review of The Unbearable Lightness of Being
5/5: How delightful it was to spend my recent time in Oxford / London rereading for the 2nd time this part-narrative, part-philosophical exercise novel. I'm charmed by Tereza, Tomas, Sabrina, Franz, a...
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January 24, 2026 at 6:11 AM
so glad I reread last week this college favorite of mine from the 1990s.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Day 115, Jan 23, Fri - SHORT DAY p166 “The next morning the wind had…” to p170 “…always, ultimately, alone.”
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January 23, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Day 115, Jan 23, Fri - SHORT DAY p166 “The next morning the wind had…” to p170 “…always, ultimately, alone.”
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Sophia remarking on her son taking away "the burden of [her] perception". Our kids have this power in spades.
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January 22, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Sophia remarking on her son taking away "the burden of [her] perception". Our kids have this power in spades.
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#rachelcusktogether
Day 114, Jan 22, Thur - p160 “‘I have known many men,’ Sophia said…” to p166 WHITE SPACE “…just isn’t a lot to say.”
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January 22, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Day 114, Jan 22, Thur - p160 “‘I have known many men,’ Sophia said…” to p166 WHITE SPACE “…just isn’t a lot to say.”
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"I'm not telling the story anymore."
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January 22, 2026 at 2:41 AM
"I'm not telling the story anymore."
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This idea that the lack of empathy prevents us from seeing how we are the same reminded me of the passage of Kundera's Unbearable Lightness of Being which I'm rereading where the narrator says that only 1 / millionth a part of us is different (the section on infidelity!).
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January 22, 2026 at 2:40 AM
This idea that the lack of empathy prevents us from seeing how we are the same reminded me of the passage of Kundera's Unbearable Lightness of Being which I'm rereading where the narrator says that only 1 / millionth a part of us is different (the section on infidelity!).
#rachelcusktogether
#rachelcusktogether
I love Cusk's Second Place about an eccentric painter. It's more of a novel but has this kind of biography-questioning I find so soothing, even if it involves pain/hardship/meanness.
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I know. I think it's part of the concept for these novels, which I have mixed feelings about. May try her memoirs. Someone told me recently that they combine her considerable intellect with more emotion/turmoil (on the part of the narrator--Cusk herself in that case).
January 22, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I love Cusk's Second Place about an eccentric painter. It's more of a novel but has this kind of biography-questioning I find so soothing, even if it involves pain/hardship/meanness.
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Have we moved beyond The Catcher in the Rye or is it one of the greatest books of all time?
@jackewilson.bsky.social considers the novel's merits in Episode 761 and in a past episode (Episode 119) with Mike Palindrome. @literaturesc.bsky.social #books #literature
@jackewilson.bsky.social considers the novel's merits in Episode 761 and in a past episode (Episode 119) with Mike Palindrome. @literaturesc.bsky.social #books #literature
#4 Greatest Book of All Time
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is ranked #4 on the History of Literature Podcast's list of the Greatest Books of All Time. In Episode 761, Jacke places the…
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January 21, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Have we moved beyond The Catcher in the Rye or is it one of the greatest books of all time?
@jackewilson.bsky.social considers the novel's merits in Episode 761 and in a past episode (Episode 119) with Mike Palindrome. @literaturesc.bsky.social #books #literature
@jackewilson.bsky.social considers the novel's merits in Episode 761 and in a past episode (Episode 119) with Mike Palindrome. @literaturesc.bsky.social #books #literature
Day 113, Jan 21, Wed - p153 “The waiters…” to p160 “…with blank, satiated expressions.”
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January 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Day 113, Jan 21, Wed - p153 “The waiters…” to p160 “…with blank, satiated expressions.”
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two more weeks #rachelcusktogether remain!
week 17 starts tomorrow!
week 17 starts tomorrow!
January 20, 2026 at 11:08 AM
two more weeks #rachelcusktogether remain!
week 17 starts tomorrow!
week 17 starts tomorrow!
Day 112, Jan 20, Tues - p147 “Luis sat down…” to p153 “…three times the blame for it.”
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January 20, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Day 112, Jan 20, Tues - p147 “Luis sat down…” to p153 “…three times the blame for it.”
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Ryan returns, etiolated and hobbling, yet enjoying wild worldly success thanks to a smartwatch and a student who knows everything about 15th Cent Venice. #rachelcusktogether
January 15, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Ryan returns, etiolated and hobbling, yet enjoying wild worldly success thanks to a smartwatch and a student who knows everything about 15th Cent Venice. #rachelcusktogether
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#rachelcusktogether - APS's next group read is Beowulf - trans. by Seamus Heaney. Led by Robert Sullivan. Fighting a monster in Denmark. Go figure I haven't read this poem since college! I'm in. apstogether.substack.com
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January 15, 2026 at 10:39 PM
#rachelcusktogether - APS's next group read is Beowulf - trans. by Seamus Heaney. Led by Robert Sullivan. Fighting a monster in Denmark. Go figure I haven't read this poem since college! I'm in. apstogether.substack.com
A generation without a war or history. Lives 'that seem to be without beauty.'
What are we in 2026 living amidst so much noise / images?
David Foster Wallace reminds us that it is our choice what we decide to worship, so choose wisely.
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What are we in 2026 living amidst so much noise / images?
David Foster Wallace reminds us that it is our choice what we decide to worship, so choose wisely.
#rachelcusktogether
#rachelcusktogether
'without history there is no identity....a world without war....but it is also a world without memory' which in itself becomes vulnerable to the risk of war (as now). 'They forgive so easily, it is almost as if nothing matters.'
Fay's history remains obscure as does her identity
'without history there is no identity....a world without war....but it is also a world without memory' which in itself becomes vulnerable to the risk of war (as now). 'They forgive so easily, it is almost as if nothing matters.'
Fay's history remains obscure as does her identity
January 19, 2026 at 11:19 PM
A generation without a war or history. Lives 'that seem to be without beauty.'
What are we in 2026 living amidst so much noise / images?
David Foster Wallace reminds us that it is our choice what we decide to worship, so choose wisely.
#rachelcusktogether
What are we in 2026 living amidst so much noise / images?
David Foster Wallace reminds us that it is our choice what we decide to worship, so choose wisely.
#rachelcusktogether
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Contempt -Le mépris 1963 Directed by Jean-Luc Godard,
Michel Piccoli Fritz Lang Jack Palance Brigitte Bardot
Michel Piccoli, December 27, 1925 – May 12, 2020.
Michel Piccoli Fritz Lang Jack Palance Brigitte Bardot
Michel Piccoli, December 27, 1925 – May 12, 2020.
December 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Contempt -Le mépris 1963 Directed by Jean-Luc Godard,
Michel Piccoli Fritz Lang Jack Palance Brigitte Bardot
Michel Piccoli, December 27, 1925 – May 12, 2020.
Michel Piccoli Fritz Lang Jack Palance Brigitte Bardot
Michel Piccoli, December 27, 1925 – May 12, 2020.
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Remembering Gilles Deleuze on his birthday.
18 January 1925 – 4 November 1995
18 January 1925 – 4 November 1995
January 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Remembering Gilles Deleuze on his birthday.
18 January 1925 – 4 November 1995
18 January 1925 – 4 November 1995
Day 111, Jan 19, Mon - p141 “It was typical…” to p147 “…in the land of the living.”
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January 19, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Day 111, Jan 19, Mon - p141 “It was typical…” to p147 “…in the land of the living.”
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The boy talking about his childhood suddenly reminded me of Bertie in Alexander McCall Smith's novels. I googled & ended up with a link about Cusk which probably doesn't mention McCall Smith but looks like an interesting read. www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/blog/2025/ju...
The boy talking about his childhood suddenly reminded me of Bertie in Alexander McCall Smith's novels. I googled & ended up with a link about Cusk which probably doesn't mention McCall Smith but looks like an interesting read. www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/blog/2025/ju...
Cusk-alike: Writing about Rachel Cusk in the London Review of Books | London Review Bookshop
Our Author of the Month for July is the British novelist and memoirist Rachel Cusk. Cusk is the subject of seven reviews in the paper’s archive, a reflection of her…
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January 11, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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The boy talking about his childhood suddenly reminded me of Bertie in Alexander McCall Smith's novels. I googled & ended up with a link about Cusk which probably doesn't mention McCall Smith but looks like an interesting read. www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/blog/2025/ju...
The boy talking about his childhood suddenly reminded me of Bertie in Alexander McCall Smith's novels. I googled & ended up with a link about Cusk which probably doesn't mention McCall Smith but looks like an interesting read. www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/blog/2025/ju...
Cusk is tapping into the Smiths' entire catalogue.
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The boy guide's literalness and sensitivity to truth and lies reminds me of Betsy' sensitivity to sound and truth/authenticity. Cusk's world where young people are (hyper?) sensitive to the disingenuity of those around them.
The boy guide's literalness and sensitivity to truth and lies reminds me of Betsy' sensitivity to sound and truth/authenticity. Cusk's world where young people are (hyper?) sensitive to the disingenuity of those around them.
January 19, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Cusk is tapping into the Smiths' entire catalogue.
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