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#BiographyofX

I found "Woodcutters" difficult to read because the blistering bitterness of the narrator reminded me of the bitterness I see on here every day. Now I'm finding "Biography of X" stressful to read because of political parallels with the current moment. The problem is reality, not the books.

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Passage from Catherine Lacey's "Biography of X":

"... the federal government had been engrossed in World War II, the Southern Territory's future leaders had—through a steady propaganda campaign of radio shows, newspaper reports, posters, pamphlets, and youth outreach programs—convinced a majority of Southerners that every state in the North was being secretly controlled by the Communist Party; an invasion of the South, they said, was imminent. Those who weren't convinced of a Communist invasion were unsteadied enough by the widespread misinformation to feel there was no longer any objective truth, a belief that numbed any part of the population that might have objected to the forced theocracy."

And, finally, next book I'm jumping into is Catherine Lacey's "Biography of X." Super intrigued by the first twenty pages so far!

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Cover of Catherine Lacey's "Biography of X," featuring a woman holding up a smoky transparent tile in front of her face, making her features indistinguishable

Rain. Sleet. Seemingly the perfect day to finally finish Biography of X by Catherine Lacey. Truth is I’ve had a helluva time finishing this book. Months. Can’t put my finger on why, except maybe a few unexpected plot diversions. And pacing? Anyone else whose read this have a similar experience? https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/6851d30f-488e-4ac9-a58c-a3ff9e8f77cc #bookstodon #nowreading #fiction #BiographyOfX #books

Wow. Just. Wow. Biography or novel or autobiography? Dystopian political allegory? Artistic treatise? All these things in a compulsively readable book with a gasp inducing climax. #BiographyOfX #CatherineLacey #Granta @bookstodon

$Book cover with a fractured black and white photo of a face like a reflection in a broken mirror and the title Biography of X$

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