william vollmann
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Review of The Lucky Star by William T. Vollmann
Another Vollmann mega-tome. Having read Royal Family and Butterfly Stories, I am not sure this volume adds too much to the prostitution-focused body of work. He covers a lot of the same ground, albeit from a different angle. I’ve reviewed the other 2 works above at length so won’t reiterate…
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Review of The Royal Family by William T. Vollmann
Swept away by the alternately sensuous and utilitarian prose, the incredible diversity of emotions I encountered while reading this book defied strict categorization and boggled my mind. It felt like my brain had tipped sideways and any trite notions of innocence I might have held in reserve in the untouched…
L. S. Popovich 