Alexander Theroux

I met him before. Real nice guy.

>>9440097
Love that flat New York inflection. But is he worth my time? My time is valuable.

>>9440110
Time. That's all he talked about. I tried to leave him a few times, but he would put his hand on my shoulder and say "My friend!" He gave me his watch and told me to ask him the time so he could guess. He guessed correctly then he said something like "I was too shy to tell you but I work here and the fee for my service is five dollars." I gave him a five and he almost left without his watch. He came running back nearly in tears and told me to give him the "damn thing."

>>9440152
Is this a pasta I've not seen before?

>>9440159
Time. That's all he talked about. I tried to leave him a few times, but he would put his hand on my shoulder and say "My friend!" He gave me his watch and told me to ask him the time so he could guess. He guessed correctly then he said something like "I was too shy to tell you but I work here and the fee for my service is five dollars." I gave him a five and he almost left without his watch. He came running back nearly in tears and told me to give him the "damn thing."

It is now

>>9440078
Just got Darconville's Cat today and I'm thinking about reading it after Women and Men. I've been told by people I trust that it's incredible.

>>9440078
Have read the two extended essays on the Primary and the Secondary colors, but that's it. The first was good enough to tempt me into reading the second. I don't know why I've avoided the fiction.

>>9440152
Is this true (no joke)

I read his book on Edward Gorey and really enjoyed that. I own D.C and Three Wogs.

>>9442925
A friend recced me D.C. and I basically trust him but he's a diagnosed sperg

>>9440078
I read Darconville's Cat. Simultaneously one of the best and most strangely disappointing novels in my life. He's an amazing stylist, and is more human and heartful than similar experimental and very good stylists in modern American literature; i.e. he actually cares about creating characters.

I call Darconville's Cat disappointing because of the ending, but otherwise it's top-notch and some of the best writing of the 20th century.