Welcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read a book about a muppet (?) monster and his tour of the philosophical hot spots, Grendel by John Gardner.
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Stuff We Talked About
John Gardner's Grendel and the Interpretation of Modern Fables
Richard Hell's apartment featuring Maldoror!
What Are We Reading
Greg:
- Mysticism - Simon Crichley
- What We Can Know- Ian McEwan
- Cool Machine - Colson Whitehead
- Dreaming of Babylon - Richard Brautigan
Kristianne:
- Hobtown Mystery Stories: The Secret of the Saucer - Kris Bertin and Alexander Forbes
- Joe the Pirate: The Life & Times of Marion Barbara Carstairs - Hubert Illus. Virginie Augustin
- The Everlasting - Alix Harrow
- The House on the Borderland - William Hope Hodgson
What Song Did We Choose?
What's Up Next
The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis