Jana Perkovic
@relatively.bsky.social
Strategic design & innovation, especially housing. PhD at Melbourne Centre for Cities, ex SPACE10, Assemble.
The sadness of this story is that NG (and AP) were heroes to my generation, formative influences. It feels like discovering your lunch has been poisoned - what have we absorbed through these stories that we were not aware of? I am sure I am not the only one experiencing a very deep grief.
January 16, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The sadness of this story is that NG (and AP) were heroes to my generation, formative influences. It feels like discovering your lunch has been poisoned - what have we absorbed through these stories that we were not aware of? I am sure I am not the only one experiencing a very deep grief.
There are many works of NG's I never warmed to, because they were too cruel for my liking - exceptional violence and the everyday life/plot were too close. I often wondered about NG's childhood in the UK, if it was a generational or cultural thing... I don't like this one possible/alleged answer.
January 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
There are many works of NG's I never warmed to, because they were too cruel for my liking - exceptional violence and the everyday life/plot were too close. I often wondered about NG's childhood in the UK, if it was a generational or cultural thing... I don't like this one possible/alleged answer.
I have never believed in the separation between art & artist - all work has an element of self-expression, art in particular, writing more than most. I know too many artists and writers to think they write from a place other than the place they live from.
January 16, 2025 at 10:58 AM
I have never believed in the separation between art & artist - all work has an element of self-expression, art in particular, writing more than most. I know too many artists and writers to think they write from a place other than the place they live from.
The media coverage over the past 48hrs seems to have missed the key allegation - that of NG's conduct in front of his own child. This allegation is incredibly alarming. I am curious whether child services in the US will get involved - shouldn't they?
January 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The media coverage over the past 48hrs seems to have missed the key allegation - that of NG's conduct in front of his own child. This allegation is incredibly alarming. I am curious whether child services in the US will get involved - shouldn't they?
I am sure everyone will search for their own way to navigate this shitshow. I will put the books away.
Unlike most other such scandals, this one has made me physically sick because of how close it is to childhood - my own, my child's, and how NG allegedly groomed reasonably young fans.
Unlike most other such scandals, this one has made me physically sick because of how close it is to childhood - my own, my child's, and how NG allegedly groomed reasonably young fans.
January 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I am sure everyone will search for their own way to navigate this shitshow. I will put the books away.
Unlike most other such scandals, this one has made me physically sick because of how close it is to childhood - my own, my child's, and how NG allegedly groomed reasonably young fans.
Unlike most other such scandals, this one has made me physically sick because of how close it is to childhood - my own, my child's, and how NG allegedly groomed reasonably young fans.
I will be putting away my NG books, for the sole reason that I never ever ever ever ever want to have to tell this story to my child, nor be asked why I kept the books after knowing. Most of his work I never liked, it estheticised cruelty too much, but some books meant a lot to me. No more. Bye bye.
January 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I will be putting away my NG books, for the sole reason that I never ever ever ever ever want to have to tell this story to my child, nor be asked why I kept the books after knowing. Most of his work I never liked, it estheticised cruelty too much, but some books meant a lot to me. No more. Bye bye.