MrBarrington
@mrbarrington.bsky.social
Stockholm-based, London-born book/language nerd 🤓
Whelp, snow’s back 🥶
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Whelp, snow’s back 🥶
Next scene, and he’s munching handfuls of the stuff out of a big ziplock baggie
November 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Next scene, and he’s munching handfuls of the stuff out of a big ziplock baggie
That HBO series Divorce from a few years back was okay (dramedy, meh), but there’s one gag I still think about a lot
SJP is waxing lyrical about her lover, he’s so sweet, so creative… he makes his own granola!
SJP is waxing lyrical about her lover, he’s so sweet, so creative… he makes his own granola!
November 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
That HBO series Divorce from a few years back was okay (dramedy, meh), but there’s one gag I still think about a lot
SJP is waxing lyrical about her lover, he’s so sweet, so creative… he makes his own granola!
SJP is waxing lyrical about her lover, he’s so sweet, so creative… he makes his own granola!
BRB just gonna perform some reading
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
BRB just gonna perform some reading
“Farage says small business owners who thought Brexit would cut regulation have been betrayed”
Yes, but betrayed by *whom*, Nigel? Oh, it’s such a puzzle
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Yes, but betrayed by *whom*, Nigel? Oh, it’s such a puzzle
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
“Farage says small business owners who thought Brexit would cut regulation have been betrayed”
Yes, but betrayed by *whom*, Nigel? Oh, it’s such a puzzle
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Yes, but betrayed by *whom*, Nigel? Oh, it’s such a puzzle
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
#booklog 24. Ayoade on Top – Richard Ayoade
From one masterpiece of ekphrasis to another… Ayoade dissects a Gwyneth Paltrow romcom, View from the Top, in agonising detail. Astonishing that he managed to make this bit work for the length of the entire book, but it does
From one masterpiece of ekphrasis to another… Ayoade dissects a Gwyneth Paltrow romcom, View from the Top, in agonising detail. Astonishing that he managed to make this bit work for the length of the entire book, but it does
November 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
#booklog 24. Ayoade on Top – Richard Ayoade
From one masterpiece of ekphrasis to another… Ayoade dissects a Gwyneth Paltrow romcom, View from the Top, in agonising detail. Astonishing that he managed to make this bit work for the length of the entire book, but it does
From one masterpiece of ekphrasis to another… Ayoade dissects a Gwyneth Paltrow romcom, View from the Top, in agonising detail. Astonishing that he managed to make this bit work for the length of the entire book, but it does
Allhelgonadag (All Hallows aka All Saints) yesterday, when many Swedes head to the cemetery to remember loved ones and light candles
November 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Allhelgonadag (All Hallows aka All Saints) yesterday, when many Swedes head to the cemetery to remember loved ones and light candles
#booklog 23. Wonderful. An episodic novel, part autofiction/part art criticism; resonant and illuminating, even for someone as illiterate in the visual arts as me
“It reminded me that all of art rests in the gap between that which is aesthetically pleasing and that which truly captivates you.”
“It reminded me that all of art rests in the gap between that which is aesthetically pleasing and that which truly captivates you.”
November 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
#booklog 23. Wonderful. An episodic novel, part autofiction/part art criticism; resonant and illuminating, even for someone as illiterate in the visual arts as me
“It reminded me that all of art rests in the gap between that which is aesthetically pleasing and that which truly captivates you.”
“It reminded me that all of art rests in the gap between that which is aesthetically pleasing and that which truly captivates you.”
#booklog 22. AP is a balm when I’m frazzled with stress. It just *works*, like easing your aching joints in a piping hot Travelodge bathtub. A re-read – first time was on audiobook – but even in trad text-based book format you can’t fail to hear the entire thing in Alan’s velvety tones
October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#booklog 22. AP is a balm when I’m frazzled with stress. It just *works*, like easing your aching joints in a piping hot Travelodge bathtub. A re-read – first time was on audiobook – but even in trad text-based book format you can’t fail to hear the entire thing in Alan’s velvety tones
Love a quality free pencil but hate that this one bears the legend “POUR LES SNOBS” and I’m sorry but that’s just declassé
October 30, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Love a quality free pencil but hate that this one bears the legend “POUR LES SNOBS” and I’m sorry but that’s just declassé
#booklog 21. On Becoming a Novelist – John Gardner
There are books on writing that are dry manuals stuffed with productivity tips, and there are books on writing that just *sing*, that leave your antennae twitching to the possibilities of ~actually creative~ writing by, y’know, embodying it
There are books on writing that are dry manuals stuffed with productivity tips, and there are books on writing that just *sing*, that leave your antennae twitching to the possibilities of ~actually creative~ writing by, y’know, embodying it
October 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
#booklog 21. On Becoming a Novelist – John Gardner
There are books on writing that are dry manuals stuffed with productivity tips, and there are books on writing that just *sing*, that leave your antennae twitching to the possibilities of ~actually creative~ writing by, y’know, embodying it
There are books on writing that are dry manuals stuffed with productivity tips, and there are books on writing that just *sing*, that leave your antennae twitching to the possibilities of ~actually creative~ writing by, y’know, embodying it
Never been “vacuumed off” myself but it might be the kind of thing like-minded adults arrange via Hinge or whatnot
October 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Never been “vacuumed off” myself but it might be the kind of thing like-minded adults arrange via Hinge or whatnot
Happy kanelbullensdag to all who celebrate! Holiest day of the year
October 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Happy kanelbullensdag to all who celebrate! Holiest day of the year
#booklog 20. El informe de Brodie (Brodie’s Report) – Jorge Luis Borges
Older Borges, after a long hiatus, returning to the violence and criminality of his earliest stories. With middling results; perhaps no wonder even Borges found it hard to follow the iconic, mind-bending jams of his prime
Older Borges, after a long hiatus, returning to the violence and criminality of his earliest stories. With middling results; perhaps no wonder even Borges found it hard to follow the iconic, mind-bending jams of his prime
September 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
#booklog 20. El informe de Brodie (Brodie’s Report) – Jorge Luis Borges
Older Borges, after a long hiatus, returning to the violence and criminality of his earliest stories. With middling results; perhaps no wonder even Borges found it hard to follow the iconic, mind-bending jams of his prime
Older Borges, after a long hiatus, returning to the violence and criminality of his earliest stories. With middling results; perhaps no wonder even Borges found it hard to follow the iconic, mind-bending jams of his prime
And why wouldn’t you want your ham smoked in a sauna?
September 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
And why wouldn’t you want your ham smoked in a sauna?
Another shout out to Dav Pilkey, who just has this knack for getting kids to enjoy reading, a mystery how he does it
September 23, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Another shout out to Dav Pilkey, who just has this knack for getting kids to enjoy reading, a mystery how he does it
#booklog 19. The Every – Dave Eggers
Another polished satire, but like its predecessor The Circle left me wishing it had more bite, more bile
Another polished satire, but like its predecessor The Circle left me wishing it had more bite, more bile
September 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
#booklog 19. The Every – Dave Eggers
Another polished satire, but like its predecessor The Circle left me wishing it had more bite, more bile
Another polished satire, but like its predecessor The Circle left me wishing it had more bite, more bile
(Borked threading repost)
#booklog 18. The Grimmelings – Rachael King
Tip-top Kiwi middle grade “horse girl folk horror”. Unsettling and lovely, and stuffed with obscure Scots mythology and vocabulary. Reading to kids ftw!
#booklog 18. The Grimmelings – Rachael King
Tip-top Kiwi middle grade “horse girl folk horror”. Unsettling and lovely, and stuffed with obscure Scots mythology and vocabulary. Reading to kids ftw!
September 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
(Borked threading repost)
#booklog 18. The Grimmelings – Rachael King
Tip-top Kiwi middle grade “horse girl folk horror”. Unsettling and lovely, and stuffed with obscure Scots mythology and vocabulary. Reading to kids ftw!
#booklog 18. The Grimmelings – Rachael King
Tip-top Kiwi middle grade “horse girl folk horror”. Unsettling and lovely, and stuffed with obscure Scots mythology and vocabulary. Reading to kids ftw!
#booklog 18. The Grimmelings – Rachael King
Tip-top Kiwi middle grade “horse girl folk horror”. Unsettling and lovely, and stuffed with obscure Scots mythology and vocabulary. Reading to kids ftw!
Tip-top Kiwi middle grade “horse girl folk horror”. Unsettling and lovely, and stuffed with obscure Scots mythology and vocabulary. Reading to kids ftw!
September 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
#booklog 18. The Grimmelings – Rachael King
Tip-top Kiwi middle grade “horse girl folk horror”. Unsettling and lovely, and stuffed with obscure Scots mythology and vocabulary. Reading to kids ftw!
Tip-top Kiwi middle grade “horse girl folk horror”. Unsettling and lovely, and stuffed with obscure Scots mythology and vocabulary. Reading to kids ftw!
#booklog 17. The Circle – Dave Eggers
This was… fine? The satire was a few incisors short of biting, the narrative stakes felt kinda low, & the dire predictions of 2014 don’t feel like they were such a stretch, even them. (Unless it *was* that prescient, but hindsight makes it feel predictable…)
This was… fine? The satire was a few incisors short of biting, the narrative stakes felt kinda low, & the dire predictions of 2014 don’t feel like they were such a stretch, even them. (Unless it *was* that prescient, but hindsight makes it feel predictable…)
September 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
#booklog 17. The Circle – Dave Eggers
This was… fine? The satire was a few incisors short of biting, the narrative stakes felt kinda low, & the dire predictions of 2014 don’t feel like they were such a stretch, even them. (Unless it *was* that prescient, but hindsight makes it feel predictable…)
This was… fine? The satire was a few incisors short of biting, the narrative stakes felt kinda low, & the dire predictions of 2014 don’t feel like they were such a stretch, even them. (Unless it *was* that prescient, but hindsight makes it feel predictable…)
Every time our youngest reads the Big Hungry Caterpillar, we get to “turned into a beautiful butterfly” and he says it’s not beautiful, its wings are on upside down. Harsh but fair?
September 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Every time our youngest reads the Big Hungry Caterpillar, we get to “turned into a beautiful butterfly” and he says it’s not beautiful, its wings are on upside down. Harsh but fair?
Concerned that I might be growing bored of teal, that shit is *everywhere*
In other news, time to check out this ink I picked up in dark tea– i mean, Petrol
In other news, time to check out this ink I picked up in dark tea– i mean, Petrol
August 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Concerned that I might be growing bored of teal, that shit is *everywhere*
In other news, time to check out this ink I picked up in dark tea– i mean, Petrol
In other news, time to check out this ink I picked up in dark tea– i mean, Petrol
