300 Arguments
Essays
by Sarah Manguso
Recommended by Celeste Ng and Frank Blake
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books and Nonfiction.
A brilliant and exhilarating sequence of aphorisms from one of our greatest essayistsThere will come a time when people decide youve had enough of your grief, and theyll try to take it away from you. Bad art is from no one to no one. Am I happy Damned if I know, but give me a few minutes and Ill tell you whether you are. Thank heaven I dont have m...
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books and Nonfiction.
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Frank Blake
“Bounces around with different observations, some of which you go, god, that’s brilliant and some of it, eh. | What are your favorite books (esp. novels) composed of small fragments Ex: BLUETS by Maggie Nelson DEPT OF SPECULATION by Jenny Offill 300 ARGUMENTS by Sarah Manguso ONE HUNDRED APOCALYPSES &etc. by Lucy Corin MADELEINE IS SLEEPING by Sarah ShunLien Bynum What else”
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