My review of Matthew Caley’s The Scene of My Former Triumph, Sarah Wardle’s Score! and Christopher James’ The Invention of Butterfly has just been published in Magma 35.
Just to say all hail for your empathetic review of The Scene Of My Former Triumph -its not favourable or unfavourable reviews we neccessarily crave
[well, not much-in my case ANY fuckin’ review is welcome] -but ones which at least understand the ‘intention’ of the work -I always like reviewers who quote a good deal [ the supreme e.g being Randall Jarrell’s review of Marianne Moore] – your bit RE trying to capture 21st Century life was bang on … its the intention of the book to have so much coming at you that you barely have time to breathe ……to have ‘too much’…
Hi Mark-
Just to say all hail for your empathetic review of The Scene Of My Former Triumph -its not favourable or unfavourable reviews we neccessarily crave
[well, not much-in my case ANY fuckin’ review is welcome] -but ones which at least understand the ‘intention’ of the work -I always like reviewers who quote a good deal [ the supreme e.g being Randall Jarrell’s review of Marianne Moore] – your bit RE trying to capture 21st Century life was bang on … its the intention of the book to have so much coming at you that you barely have time to breathe ……to have ‘too much’…
so, a thousand thanks and a raised glass
salute
Matthew Caley