Reminds me of a scene in Twelve years A Slave where for sport Leonardo Dicaprio's character entertained his guests by having slaves fight to the death. I remember the hammer hitting flesh and bones and the blood, so much blood...Now, "trigger" warnings are EVERYWHERE as if the victims of daily crimes, mass shootings have the time to be triggered. Life comes at some of us daily with zero warning.
Reminds me of the amazing comic book series "Bitch Planet" - similar dystopia, etc.
hi, is there a date for the
May selection? Am seeing (i.e. listening to the talk) the author at the Santa Fe Literature Festival in 2 weeks
Reminds me of a scene in Twelve years A Slave where for sport Leonardo Dicaprio's character entertained his guests by having slaves fight to the death. I remember the hammer hitting flesh and bones and the blood, so much blood...Now, "trigger" warnings are EVERYWHERE as if the victims of daily crimes, mass shootings have the time to be triggered. Life comes at some of us daily with zero warning.
Perfect timing! I’m reading this on audio right now and it’s so so brilliant!