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Comment by ahofmann | Hacker News Reader

Wow, what a brutal review. I had to read the first paragraph several times to let the brutality fully sink in. I was hoping that it would get better, that the author would bring some positivity to the book, but that hope was in vain.

I have never heard of the book, what is the reason that this review is now posted here?

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This review was one of the most unexpectedly thought-provoking pieces I’ve read in weeks. Ambush-y.

Finding it here on HN is entirely consistent (for me) with one of the ways I suspect some people use this site, which is as a repository for certain kinds of articles, papers and stories they imagine half a dozen people here might also appreciate. Sometimes they are right.

I looked up the author of the review and her other published work. This led to an issue of Zyzzyva, the San Francisco literary magazine, and fiction titled Biodome by Juhea Kim. I ordered the issue from eBay.

I’m now going to toast a bagel, then drive to the airport.

Do you intend to eat the bagel before or after you return from the airport (assuming you go back to your current location)?

BTW, do you write somewhere outside of HN? You have an interesting style.

The bagel bit maybe alludes to Tao Lin's style

The whole comment, even. Notice the use of a noun with -y as an adjective: ambush-y.

If you read TFA that's also Tao Lin's style.

And now I think everyone is playing along and it whooshed over me...

Yes, I picked up on that. Was just trying to play along :)

Why are you going to the airport? Is that relevant?

I think this is the style of writing TFA is complaining about.

What kind of bagel?

One with everything

What was thought provoking about it?

Thought-assaulting, I should have said

I have not read the book but it might have something to do with Unabomber manifesto.

i am wondering the same thing...

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