Evan Dent
@evand.bsky.social
I write about books
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clocking in at the performative reading factory
November 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
clocking in at the performative reading factory
Wrote about Shadow Ticket, and the classic Pynchon theme of the difference between the way things go and the way they could’ve - evanreads.substack.com/p/same-racke...
Same Racket For A Different Outfit
On Thomas Pynchon's "Shadow Ticket"
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October 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Wrote about Shadow Ticket, and the classic Pynchon theme of the difference between the way things go and the way they could’ve - evanreads.substack.com/p/same-racke...
we’ve never been so back
October 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
we’ve never been so back
need everyone to stop talking about summer I turned pretty cuz the title plays in my head in a loudon wainright “swimming song” voice any time I see it
September 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
need everyone to stop talking about summer I turned pretty cuz the title plays in my head in a loudon wainright “swimming song” voice any time I see it
Once again reporting for Bills WYTS 🫡
September 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Once again reporting for Bills WYTS 🫡
The Male Urge to Buy Finnegans Wake in Ireland Even Though You Don’t Want It
August 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The Male Urge to Buy Finnegans Wake in Ireland Even Though You Don’t Want It
Going full murakami mode (wife is out of town and I’m making a stir fry with steak and peppers and listening to some jazz)
August 9, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Going full murakami mode (wife is out of town and I’m making a stir fry with steak and peppers and listening to some jazz)
Mad men better than all these anyway
Take away all the GOAT candidates: The Wire, Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, and Lost.
What’s the best show outside of that group?
What’s the best show outside of that group?
August 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Mad men better than all these anyway
being a Sabres optimist is a really good bit, and everything they do makes it an even funnier bit. Anyway, playoffs this year
July 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
being a Sabres optimist is a really good bit, and everything they do makes it an even funnier bit. Anyway, playoffs this year
Ravens probably the best team over the past two seasons but they’re the kings of beating themselves. Ah well, not my problem!!!
January 20, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Ravens probably the best team over the past two seasons but they’re the kings of beating themselves. Ah well, not my problem!!!
Reposted by Evan Dent
Fantastic close reading by @evand.bsky.social of AMERICAN ABDUCTIONS, my 3rd novel.
“It is also a book filled with humor and hard-earned joy, suffused with a rare philosophical intelligence that saves it from any hint of mawkishness.”
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“It is also a book filled with humor and hard-earned joy, suffused with a rare philosophical intelligence that saves it from any hint of mawkishness.”
evanreads.substack.com/p/actually-p...
Actually Pretty Good: American Abductions
On Mauro Javier Cárdenas's dispatch from the future of the deportation machine
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January 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Fantastic close reading by @evand.bsky.social of AMERICAN ABDUCTIONS, my 3rd novel.
“It is also a book filled with humor and hard-earned joy, suffused with a rare philosophical intelligence that saves it from any hint of mawkishness.”
evanreads.substack.com/p/actually-p...
“It is also a book filled with humor and hard-earned joy, suffused with a rare philosophical intelligence that saves it from any hint of mawkishness.”
evanreads.substack.com/p/actually-p...
I’m right over here / why can’t you see me / ooooohhhh ohhhhh
December 7, 2024 at 5:27 PM
I’m right over here / why can’t you see me / ooooohhhh ohhhhh
Tidal gave me a list of the songs I listened to most this year. No sorting for album position, no redundancy elimination, no personalization, just straight numbers. But it sounds great
December 5, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Tidal gave me a list of the songs I listened to most this year. No sorting for album position, no redundancy elimination, no personalization, just straight numbers. But it sounds great
Being serene and cool about the Sabres scoring 3 in the first period after going to see them get shutout live on Saturday 🧘
December 4, 2024 at 12:28 AM
Being serene and cool about the Sabres scoring 3 in the first period after going to see them get shutout live on Saturday 🧘
Bills should do a Moonie style mass wedding at the stadium for Josh and Hailee. The future belongs to crowds.
December 2, 2024 at 3:13 AM
Bills should do a Moonie style mass wedding at the stadium for Josh and Hailee. The future belongs to crowds.
Paid real money to watch that Sabres game in person 🤡
December 1, 2024 at 3:12 AM
Paid real money to watch that Sabres game in person 🤡
Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn’t a selfie
November 27, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn’t a selfie
Zach Benson carnie magic
November 24, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Zach Benson carnie magic
Preposterously good football game. Half expect to see a tauntaun run across the field
November 22, 2024 at 3:42 AM
Preposterously good football game. Half expect to see a tauntaun run across the field
Choosing to follow this Sabres West Coast road trip like I’m getting war dispatches on the home front. Scattered reporting from witnesses cohering into a picture of our boys advancing the front.
November 21, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Choosing to follow this Sabres West Coast road trip like I’m getting war dispatches on the home front. Scattered reporting from witnesses cohering into a picture of our boys advancing the front.
Me watching say nothing every time they introduce another provo
November 18, 2024 at 2:42 AM
Me watching say nothing every time they introduce another provo
Does Patrick Mahomes have a turnover issue??
November 18, 2024 at 12:26 AM
Does Patrick Mahomes have a turnover issue??
Benson / McLeod / Tuch was an awesome line so of course the Sabres decided to go away from it immediately for no reason
November 17, 2024 at 12:56 AM
Benson / McLeod / Tuch was an awesome line so of course the Sabres decided to go away from it immediately for no reason