Orpheus in LA, the Most Dangerous Man in America, and Thomas Pynchon
He’d been to Hell (but not back), turned his gaze upon the Machinery of a System that would do everything in its power to keep its operation covert, and was dealt with in the only way that System knew how: dispersal and dismemberment. Ahhh America, a failure of Creativity.
Books About Control: Season 2
Through the ages, literature has raised the question of control in many ways. Am I in control of my life? What forces outside of myself are influencing my reality? A surveying government? An imperial army? Invisible forces embedded in my culture or environment? How can I free myself? Is it even possible? In Season 2 of Books of Some Substance, we bring you six novels that raise such questions and explore how these ideas shape our own lives.