Whateverday Reads (avec un chapeau): Joyce, Perec, Gayl Jones, Campbell, etc.

This goes without saying, but there are a few things I botched and am too lazy to re-record or correct. Alas.
Books mentioned:
James Joyce - Ulysses
Joseph Campbell - The Hero With a Thousand Faces
George Perec - Life: A User's Manual
Gayl Jones - Eva's Man
Aeschylus - The Oresteia
Jean Toomer - Cane

[@marcelhidalgo1076]

Life on Books and not Igit Reads and Rambles upload on the same week? This is gold

[@idgitreadsandrambles7090]

Thanks for the encouragement, Marcel! I'll have to check out Life on Books. Stay groovy!

[@TheChannelofaDisappointedMan]

Heavy selection. Really enjoyed your Ulysses segment. I read Perec's Life: when I was at art school, along with his infamous novel without the letter E, great reads, enormous knowledge went into them, a master researcher. Love the hat.

[@idgitreadsandrambles7090]

Thankee, Jason! He's a very talented writer. So much humanity and specificity in every story. Lovely stuff

[@TheChannelofaDisappointedMan]

@@idgitreadsandrambles7090 A tangent, but given your age I'll mention the fact that the French movie, Delicatessen, runs with the idea of all the characters and events in an apartment building intersecting with one another in assorted bizarre ways. Recommended.

[@idgitreadsandrambles7090]

@@TheChannelofaDisappointedMan I'll orobably look into that some time, too, then. It sounds like a good one to view alongside Perec

[@poopyloopy7236]

nice selection of books

[@idgitreadsandrambles7090]

Thanks, Poopy. Love your pic. What a legend

[@amirk4507]

Glad to see you back, Quentin. So you finally made an entry to Perec's microcosm. It has an interesting concept and plot but the tedium and lacking prose made it not such a joyfull experience for me. Happy reading

[@idgitreadsandrambles7090]

Thanks, Amir! You're right about the tedium and the prose. The prose is extremely unadorned and standard and the descriptions can get tedious, but the whole project makes me feel great. Plus the stories are usually very emotive. I do like it, but it's not exactly binge-able, you know? Always good to hear from ya!