![]() ![]() My first recommendation, especially to those looking to get into McElroy for the first time, is to grab the book from your library! It’s easy, it’s free, and if your local library doesn’t have a copy they certainly have an inter-library loan system that will procure it for you. Published in 2003 by The Overlook Press, the novel is out of print. ![]() This should be a fun read, as Actress in the House is often pointed to as one of McElroy’s most approachable works and a good jumping off point for new readers, while still providing his usual density of meaning and layered prose, along with his trademark “stream of unconsciousness” (or pre-consciousness as u/scaletheseathless would say) which is an attempt to render in novelized form the unsorted threads of memory, emotion, and experience that culminate in the formation of a thought. ![]() Thanks to those who voted in last week’s poll to determine interest in a group read, the favorite was Actress in the House, so we will kick off the group read next month, running from May 20th through July 15th. ![]()
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