Канал: Derek Maine’s Reading Life

Kids pick books at random, directed by Maine Kids

Kids pick books at random, directed by Maine Kids

Reflections on Larry McMurtry's Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen

Reflections on Larry McMurtry's Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen

How to get through a mid day panic attack - middle age man

How to get through a mid day panic attack - middle age man

Recent Reads Ramble May 2023

Recent Reads Ramble May 2023

Shelf Talk Episode Two

Shelf Talk Episode Two

Pig Roast Publishing Books - Jeff Schneider & Lisa Carver

Pig Roast Publishing Books - Jeff Schneider & Lisa Carver

Shelf Talk Episode One Derek Maine

Shelf Talk Episode One Derek Maine

Reading from Characters

Reading from Characters

Selected Readings from Garbage by A.R. Ammons

Selected Readings from Garbage by A.R. Ammons

The Last Estate Book Club: Demons (Dostoevsky) Part 2

The Last Estate Book Club: Demons (Dostoevsky) Part 2

The Last Estate Book Club: Demons (Dostoevsky) Part 1

The Last Estate Book Club: Demons (Dostoevsky) Part 1

Recent Reads & The Last Estate Book Club

Recent Reads & The Last Estate Book Club

Jim Harrison Complete Poems (Copper Canyon Press)

Jim Harrison Complete Poems (Copper Canyon Press)

Books I’m Reading or have recently read, January 2022

Books I’m Reading or have recently read, January 2022

Child of God by Cormac McCarthy - some ramblings & a reading

Child of God by Cormac McCarthy - some ramblings & a reading

Readings from the Selected Letters of John Fante

Readings from the Selected Letters of John Fante

Malicroix by Henri Bosco - some thoughts & readings

Malicroix by Henri Bosco - some thoughts & readings

Three Poems by Frank Stanford read by Derek Maine

Three Poems by Frank Stanford read by Derek Maine

Roberto Bolaño’s 2666 Part 1 Discussion & Weak Analysis

Roberto Bolaño’s 2666 Part 1 Discussion & Weak Analysis

Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman eases my fear of death & not existing.

Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman eases my fear of death & not existing.

Intro to and reading of Nicanor Parra poem ‘The Vices of the Modern World’

Intro to and reading of Nicanor Parra poem ‘The Vices of the Modern World’

My reading slump, current reads, & Renata Adler’s Pitch Dark

My reading slump, current reads, & Renata Adler’s Pitch Dark

Selected Readings from Suttree by Cormac McCarthy (read by Derek Maine)

Selected Readings from Suttree by Cormac McCarthy (read by Derek Maine)

Review & Gushing over Ruthless Little Things by Elizabeth V. Aldrich

Review & Gushing over Ruthless Little Things by Elizabeth V. Aldrich

Recent Read Rambles - Gotz and Meyer | Flee | Something Gross

Recent Read Rambles - Gotz and Meyer | Flee | Something Gross

Stoner by John Williams - just some rambles

Stoner by John Williams - just some rambles

Evan Dara’s The Easy Chain and random thoughts on experimental literature

Evan Dara’s The Easy Chain and random thoughts on experimental literature

Scattered thoughts on The Better Face of Fascism by bibles

Scattered thoughts on The Better Face of Fascism by bibles

Speedboat by Renata Adler - brief thoughts and excerpts

Speedboat by Renata Adler - brief thoughts and excerpts

The Diaries of Emilio Renzi by Ricardo Piglia - Author’s Note (Reading)

The Diaries of Emilio Renzi by Ricardo Piglia - Author’s Note (Reading)

Book Review - Studies of Silhouettes by Pierre Senges

Book Review - Studies of Silhouettes by Pierre Senges

Sleepy thoughts on books I’ve read lately

Sleepy thoughts on books I’ve read lately

The Lost Scrapbook - rambles

The Lost Scrapbook - rambles

Book Ramblings

Book Ramblings

September 2020 Book Reviews (Part 1)

September 2020 Book Reviews (Part 1)

August Book Reviews (Translated Literature)

August Book Reviews (Translated Literature)

Book Review - Jean-Luc Persecuted by C.F. Ramuz

Book Review - Jean-Luc Persecuted by C.F. Ramuz

Book Review - Bodies of Summer by Martin Felipe Castagnet

Book Review - Bodies of Summer by Martin Felipe Castagnet

8 Passages from The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares

8 Passages from The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares

Book Review - A Musical Offering by Luis Sagasti

Book Review - A Musical Offering by Luis Sagasti

Book Review - Blood Dark by Louis Guilloux

Book Review - Blood Dark by Louis Guilloux

Book Review - Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

Book Review - Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

Book Review - Chess Story by Stefan Zweig

Book Review - Chess Story by Stefan Zweig

Book Review Vernon Subutex 3 by Virginie Despentes

Book Review Vernon Subutex 3 by Virginie Despentes

Book Review - Little Eyes by Samatha Schweblin

Book Review - Little Eyes by Samatha Schweblin

Book Review - Holiday Heart by Margarita Garcia Robayo

Book Review - Holiday Heart by Margarita Garcia Robayo

Book Review - EEG by Daša Drndić

Book Review - EEG by Daša Drndić

Book Review - Four by Four by Sara Mesa

Book Review - Four by Four by Sara Mesa

Book Review - Fatale by Jean-Patrick Manchette

Book Review - Fatale by Jean-Patrick Manchette

A Reader's Notes: Episode 1 (June 2020)

A Reader's Notes: Episode 1 (June 2020)

Book Review - Ornamental by Juan Cárdenas

Book Review - Ornamental by Juan Cárdenas

Roberto Bolaño: By Night in Chile & The Third Reich Reviews

Roberto Bolaño: By Night in Chile & The Third Reich Reviews

Book Review: Good Will Come From the Sea by Christos Ikonomou

Book Review: Good Will Come From the Sea by Christos Ikonomou

Book Review - 77 by Guillermo Saccomanno

Book Review - 77 by Guillermo Saccomanno

Book Review - Death in Spring by Merce Rodoreda

Book Review - Death in Spring by Merce Rodoreda

Discovering: Georges Perec - Life A User's Manual

Discovering: Georges Perec - Life A User's Manual

Book Review - The Arid Sky by Emiliano Monge

Book Review - The Arid Sky by Emiliano Monge

Book Review - Sentimental Doubts by Teresa Wilms Montt

Book Review - Sentimental Doubts by Teresa Wilms Montt

Book Review - Tentacle by Rita Indiana

Book Review - Tentacle by Rita Indiana

Book Review - Feebleminded by Ariana Harwicz

Book Review - Feebleminded by Ariana Harwicz

Drinking Tea & Talking My Reading Life During This Slow, Sad Mess

Drinking Tea & Talking My Reading Life During This Slow, Sad Mess

Book Review - C'EST LA VIE by Pascal Garnier

Book Review - C'EST LA VIE by Pascal Garnier

Best Translated Book Award 2020 Longlist Reaction Video (Fiction)

Best Translated Book Award 2020 Longlist Reaction Video (Fiction)

Book Review - The Mad and the Bad by Jean-Patrick Manchette

Book Review - The Mad and the Bad by Jean-Patrick Manchette

Book Review - The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura

Book Review - The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura

Six American Books I Cherish

Six American Books I Cherish

Book Review - The President's Room by Ricardo Romero

Book Review - The President's Room by Ricardo Romero

Book Review - Beautiful by Massimo Cuomo

Book Review - Beautiful by Massimo Cuomo

Book Review - b, Book, and Me by Kim Sagwa

Book Review - b, Book, and Me by Kim Sagwa

Book Review - The Teacher by Michal Ben-Naftali

Book Review - The Teacher by Michal Ben-Naftali

Book Review - Fate by Jorge Consiglio

Book Review - Fate by Jorge Consiglio

Book Review - Seven Samurai Swept Away in a river by Jung Young Moon

Book Review - Seven Samurai Swept Away in a river by Jung Young Moon

Book Review - The Dreamed Part by Rodrigo Fresan

Book Review - The Dreamed Part by Rodrigo Fresan

Book Review - The Wind that Lays Waste by Selva Almada

Book Review - The Wind that Lays Waste by Selva Almada

Book Review - Die, My Love by Ariana Harwicz

Book Review - Die, My Love by Ariana Harwicz

Book Review - 3 to Kill by Jean-Patrick Manchette

Book Review - 3 to Kill by Jean-Patrick Manchette

Book Review - The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector

Book Review - The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector

Book Review - Target in the Night by Ricardo Piglia

Book Review - Target in the Night by Ricardo Piglia

Book Review - Professor Andersen's Night by Dag Solstad

Book Review - Professor Andersen's Night by Dag Solstad

Book Review - Vernon Subutex 2 by Virginie Despentes

Book Review - Vernon Subutex 2 by Virginie Despentes

My Ten Favorite Books of the Year 2019 - Translated Literature

My Ten Favorite Books of the Year 2019 - Translated Literature

Book Review - An Orphan World by Giuseppe Caputo

Book Review - An Orphan World by Giuseppe Caputo

Book Review - The Translator's Bride by Joao Reis

Book Review - The Translator's Bride by Joao Reis

Book Review - Space Invaders by Nona Fernandez

Book Review - Space Invaders by Nona Fernandez

Book Review - The Factory by Hiroko Oyamada

Book Review - The Factory by Hiroko Oyamada

Book Review - Vernon Subutex 1 by Virginie Despentes

Book Review - Vernon Subutex 1 by Virginie Despentes

Book Review - The Incompletes by Sergio Chejfec

Book Review - The Incompletes by Sergio Chejfec

Book Review - Revenge of the Translator by Brice Matthieussent

Book Review - Revenge of the Translator by Brice Matthieussent

Book Review - The Seventh Function of Language by Laurent Binet

Book Review - The Seventh Function of Language by Laurent Binet

Book Review - Mac's Problem by Enrique Vila-Matas

Book Review - Mac's Problem by Enrique Vila-Matas

Book Review - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Book Review - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Book Review - Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming by Laszlo Krasznahorkai

Book Review - Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming by Laszlo Krasznahorkai