Author | Lightnews

Joseph

@thejoestermn.bsky.social

780 followers 920 following 210 posts

I read, cook, eat, drink, seek nature/city, listen to awesome music, all with the best woman ever. Deadhead. Jam bands. Jazz. Modern and postmodern literature. Minneapolis, Minnesota. 😎

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Joseph @thejoestermn.bsky.social · 1d

Pine needles, moss, mushrooms, mist. A narrator that speaks directly to the reader addressing them as “we”. Writing, setting, and well developed characters all make for a creepy and entertaining October read. Solid.
#BookSky 💙📚
#OlgaTokarczuk
#TheEmpusium

Joseph @thejoestermn.bsky.social · 2d

Loved this one.

Joseph @thejoestermn.bsky.social · 4d

Just finished the work of historical fiction by Benjamín Labatut. Loved the insight into some of the great minds of the early 20th century.
#BookSky 💙📚
#BenjamínLabatut
#WhenWeCeaseToUnderstandTheWorld

1 7

Joseph @thejoestermn.bsky.social · 4d

When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamín Labatut.

1 3

Joseph @thejoestermn.bsky.social · 8d

I have not. Do you recommend it?

1 1

Joseph @thejoestermn.bsky.social · 8d

A circus comes to town hawking a display of a stuffed whale. Also in the company was a “prince” who stands 2 feet tall and sports 3 eyes. Several mistake the “prince” as prophetic. Hilarity and tragedy ensues.
#BookSky 💙📚
#LászlóKrasznahorkai
#TheMelancholyOfResistance

1 5

Joseph @thejoestermn.bsky.social · 11d

The Melancholy of Resistance by László Krasznahorkai. Enjoying.

Cover of The Melancholy of Resistance by László Krasznahorkai

1 3

Joseph @thejoestermn.bsky.social · 14d

A joy to read. Still one of my favorite authors. Loved it.
#BookSky 💙📚
#ThomasPynchon
#ShadowTicket

1 4

Joseph @thejoestermn.bsky.social · 16d

About two thirds through. Just so Pynchonesque at this point. Surreal. Perfect.

1 1

Joseph @thejoestermn.bsky.social · 16d

Good night ahead. Loving this book (and the IPA).
#BookSky 💙📚
#ThomasPynchon
#ShadowTicket
#BeerSky
#TownHall
#MasalaMama
#Minneapolis
#Minnesota
#IPA

1 1 7

Joseph @thejoestermn.bsky.social · 18d

One of my favorite authors of all time! Thomas Pynchon’s Shadow Ticket. Loving it!

Cover of book Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon

1 4

Joseph @thejoestermn.bsky.social · 22d

"Will you go to bed now? If I set the mood organ to a 670 setting?"
"What does that bring about?" he asked.
"Long deserved peace," Iran said.
#BookSky 💙📚
#PhilpKDick
#PKD
#DoAndroidsDreamOfElectricSheep

2 6

Joseph @thejoestermn.bsky.social · 25d

Starting the week with Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Cover of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

1 10

Joseph @thejoestermn.bsky.social · 25d

Mircea Cărtărescu’s Solenoid. Starts as a memoir, and morphs into a fantastical absurdist exploration of the man’s life in Bucharest. Stunning writing throughout. Read this. Worth it. Trust me.
#BookSky 💙📚
#MirceaCărtărescu
#Solenoid

1 3

Joseph @thejoestermn.bsky.social · 26d

Yes. Have a few queued up for the near future.

Joseph @thejoestermn.bsky.social · Sep 29

Solenoid by Mircea Cărtărescu. A very deep and introspective memoir of a hopeful poet, his dreams destroyed by the powers that judge talent, to live life as a school teacher. Amazing.

Joseph @thejoestermn.bsky.social · Sep 26

Solenoid by Mircea Cartarescu. This book is absolutely fascinating. Loving it.

Joseph @thejoestermn.bsky.social · Sep 25

Well then, it goes on the list! Thanks!

1 1

Joseph @thejoestermn.bsky.social · Sep 24

New author for me. Loved the novel. Great usage of making the reader doubt reality again and again. Leaves you guessing as to what really is.
#BookSky 💙📚
#PhilipKDick
#Ubik

10 6 69

Joseph @thejoestermn.bsky.social · Sep 22

A new author for me. Philip K. Dick’s Ubik.

2 2 6

Joseph @thejoestermn.bsky.social · Sep 20

The Hemingway Library Collection read continues with The Old Man and the Sea. As a kid I picked this book to write a report due to the small size of it. As an old man, I deeply appreciate the book. Loved it.
#booksky 💙📚
#ernesthemingway
#theoldmanandthesea

Joseph @thejoestermn.bsky.social · Sep 20

The Hemingway Library Collection read continues with For Whom the Bell Tolls. This one hit hard. Beautiful book.
#booksky 💙📚
#ernesthemingway
#forwhomthebelltolls

Joseph @thejoestermn.bsky.social · Sep 15

Continuing my Hemingway revisit with For Whom the Bell Tolls.

Cover of Ernest Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls

1 5

Joseph @thejoestermn.bsky.social · Sep 14

The Hemingway revisit continues. A Farewell to Arms shows his fully developed minimalist tip of the iceberg style. A pleasure to reread as an old man.
#booksky 💙📚
#ernesthemingway
#afarewelltoarms

1 10

Joseph @thejoestermn.bsky.social · Sep 11

Nice backyard evening.
#minneapolis
#minnesota
#flowers

1 6