His menagerie of linguistic ills - language in idle, being mislead by grammar, being captured by a picture, and so on - all bear upon words employed without a language game; that is, without even a role like a rook that could, even in principle, be said to be 'wrong'. This distinction is what is novel and important in Witty. — StreetlightX
The Dawn of Everything, David Graeber & David Wen — 180 Proof
Philosophical Investigations, Ludwig Wittgenstein — 180 Proof
The Dawn of Everything, David Graeber & David Wengrow — 180 Proof
Ducks Newburyport — Manuel
It might not be "postmodern" — Manuel
All my 'booky' friends are really into this. Rave reviews all around. I might read it in a decade or two. — StreetlightX
I said "postmodern" in relation to Pynchon and Wallace which you were thinking about reading eventually. Good point about Don Quixote. Maybe challenging book might be a better term.
I can't say you'll enjoy it, it might turn out to be very boring for you, but given that you were talking about GR and IJ, difficult books or unique books in general. Now you know about it. — Manuel
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