John ‘NR’ Wayne

“I recognised that kind of pleasure which requires, it is true, a certain effort on the part of the mind, but in comparison with which the attractions of the indolence which inclines us to renounce that pleasure seem very slight.” I.S.O.L.T Vol. 2 Exactly what reading Proust is!!

@realMattKParker @BasedIgor I’m currently halfway through volume 2 and finding it stunningly brilliant, which seems funny because it’s about French Aristocracy…

@BasedIgor @nr_wayne nice; I still have never read Proust. 😭

This thing is too big and beautiful not to own, however, certainly seems to garner much mixed reaction within the bookish circles I wander. Please chime in here with your thoughts. I hope to give it a try later this year. Maybe.. Cheers

@draxtor What is that supposed to mean?😗 I’m just at ETA to play tennis. Damn, that woman needs to lock her office!

@nr_wayne John Wayne, what a pleasure! How is Avril doing these days? Oh wait ... I THOUGHT THE AFR OFF'ED YOU? 😅

Nobody: Hey Drax, have you ever read the Bible? Me: well well well … I have read the Bible indeed!

Listening again, but the footnotes are just a delightful reminder of how brilliant and unique DFW was, specifically here regarding the elaborate and hilarious universe at E.T.A. I’m guessing there are at least a few of you thinking about rereading IJ. I think you should 😬

Damn you vitreous hemorrhaging! 😡 My audio hours on Spotify ran out and The Pale King’s final pages will be completed manually/ocularly. As it heals (at a 1%/day rate), I’ll need a potential palate cleanser in place while I’m co-tackling Proust & Beckett. Chime in on this plz😄

@mutianning I would concur with that number, roughly. The friends and family I’ve bullied it on say the same thing. I also had 2 false starts when I first tried, now I’m almost finished my 5th journey with it. It’s rewards are magnified with each reread!

@nr_wayne About IJ, I’m curious. Different people seem to have vastly different ideas on the page count where things start to congeal for them. Most say 200？Is that true for you？

Gosh, I love this book like the dearest of friends. My third time through it and I’m sad it’s coming to an end. So much wisdom and pathos, always sprinkled with timely humor, that burrows into my psyche. ‘Unfinished’, sure, but it’s still one of the greatest novels ever. Read it

@GibsonMich34 @nr_wayne He killed himself when he was still working on it, and his publishers put it together best they could as per his wishes

@nrp_artworks @CounterCultCC @caymanchess Each day I try to model this for 12 year old students and my own children. To strive for tranquility by being present. Less often does mean more! Grace, gratitude. I worry for what the future may hold for young people. I assume y’all have read/heard his ‘This is Water’ speech?!

@CounterCultCC @caymanchess @nr_wayne Great insight, apt for our current ‘optimize everything’ terminally online culture.

@JeffFalzone Wicked. You will NOT be disappointed. Have you read IJ??😀

@nr_wayne Okay, I've been putting it off, using the 'unfinished' as my weak excuse. You've convinced me. This year, it's mine.

#InternationalWomensDay is every day, of course. Here are some favorites. Not enough people talk about how great C.L Bennett is. Miss Mac could be the Great American Novel. The Sea, The Sea was stunning and I’m stoked to get back to Murdoch real soon. Then, there is Clarice 😍

@jenneralist Anneliese! Only because I accidentally ordered that first. Needless to say, I got about a third through and quickly ordered the other one !

@nr_wayne which one did you read first?

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@Pine6071587789 @unnamedpress jameselkins.com/writing-schedu…

@nr_wayne @unnamedpress This or Weak in Comparison to Dreams? What is the best starting point? Does it even matter?

Part 1(sort of) of an ambitious 5-volume mega project I couldn’t possibly begin to articulate, nor would you be likely come close to understanding, how utterly fucking brilliant this novel is. Seriously tweeps, do yourself a favor and just fucking order this @unnamedpress Go!

@Kulambq Thanks for this! It’s a book that has been calling to me for quite some time, and I aim to get to it this year. Tell me, is there a comparable you could attribute ? Have you read Hermann Broch?

I read 'The Magic Mountain' by Thomas Mann, and it transformed the summer of 2019 into one of the most unforgettable periods of my life.

The best book I read this year by a fair margin. It actually functions like a kind of magical spell. Truly magnificent novel that should be celebrated and devoured by anyone calling themselves a reader. Other pic is the rest of my books this year. Cheers and Happy New Year y’all!