February 24, 2023
A Sport and a Pastime by James Salter (Spoilers) Ad-Free/Patron Only Early Access
A short but powerful depiction of incandescent eroticism.
One of the greatest pieces of American fiction ever written.
A Sport and a Pastime - James Salter BOOK REVIEW (Spoilers) (YouTube)
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Michael Esparza · February 24, 2023
Salter writes like Van Gogh. I love this novel. Light Years, his novel about a marriage, is also great.
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Thomas Welsh · February 24, 2023
Excited to read!!!!! I strongly, strongly recommend Garth Greenwell's Cleanness, the best sex I've read thus far, although I've yet to read Salter. Greenwell is of the best in contemporary American fiction. Do yourself a favor Cliff (:
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Meike (Papierstau Podcast) · February 25, 2023
Thomas is so right: Greenwell is a fantastic writer, and a very nice person as well! He says that Cleanness is both high art and porn, and explained to me that the novel's form is inspired by Schubert's "Winterreise".