Jake Longini

LMU | he/him | lover of literature

[Jake Longini @jake_longini]

@Miss_Mainwaring In something of a reverse parallel, I have lived in Texas for the last year (DFW). 6 months in, I met my girlfriend, another Canadian transplant. We joke about finding a fellow Canadian in one of the least likely places!

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@msjensf @literatureSC @Miss_Mainwaring @Christina5004 I’ve only read the first volume, would love to do a group read if anyone was craving a reprisal…

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Finally caught up! Powell is quickly becoming one of my favourite authors, for the style alone. I love the philosophical digressions/private observations from the narrator of settings, characters, himself from a distance (e.g, didn’t realize at the time…) #anthonypowelltogether

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@literatureSC 480 days with Karl Ove - happy it’s over, but sad it’s done.

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4 books to get to know me

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4 books to get to know me

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He had to address that infamous book since they share a name - but is he perhaps too obsessed by this period in history? Regardless, chilling to read the excerpts from the actual work. #knausgaardtogether

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@literatureSC I've always done this - my mum recalls buying me a new book when I was a child, and the first thing I did was fan the pages in front of my nose. (It's been a while since I've contributed to this thread - trying to get back into it - but I've kept up with the reading!)

[Jake Longini @jake_longini]

@morekissing @emonormie It’s me

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@imnjupiter What timing! Reading this volume just as Jon Fosse gets the Nobel!

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As some of you have commented, the nonchalant description of the gross things he got up to made me physically cringe. It is a testament to his ability to accurately portray the past though - he remembers the weird 💩kids do when they are young... #knausgaardtogether

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...depressing philosophical digressions make Knausgaard's style right up my alley. I too am often a negative realist, but can't help swooning at some of the beauty life has to offer.

[Jake Longini @jake_longini]

Late-night realization of why I am enjoying this reading so much: Despite the gloomy and bitingly nihilistic observations, KOK can't help but let through moments of the beauty and joy of life. This, mixed with the self-deprecating and often... #knausgaardtogether

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His conversations with Geir are something else… #knausgaardtogether

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Of the former: it is my great fear that this is inevitable in relationships. Of the latter: it is my belief that this is often the case with memory - the ordinary becomes special. #knausgaardtogether

[Jake Longini @jake_longini]

Apologies for being away (and for my likely continued absence over the next couple weeks). I am staying up on the reading, but haven't had much time to tweet. (Been very busy with my M.A. capstone). Two quotes to consider today: #knausgaardtogether

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"It was one of the days I will always remember, perhaps precisely because it was normal, frivolous activities that became overlaid with gold" (251).

[Jake Longini @jake_longini]

As I continue my job search in the literary field, I am sharing an interactive document containing the professional writing I have completed. While it is still undergoing aesthetic changes, the document is a great way to see what c…https://t.co/dKuYecy9PB https://t.co/gH8OvSustF

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@cpcbestline c'mon nick dee you would love it. it has tennis, film theory, drugs, therapy, suicides, rubbery masks, pretend nuclear games, and a lot of wholesome vocabulary. #infinitejesttogether