amazing work on this video. to hear someone articulate on the Seven Dreams is really a treat. if memory serves, Vol2 flowed so well compared to his other works, maybe it's the river rapid structure.
@LeafbyLeaf
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I’m doing what I can to get the word out about this amazing œuvre. Good point about the river rapid structure. It is really amazing how he achieves that by blending Native myth (the underwater scalp) with Saint Ignatius’s framework.
@mikemauro3119
2 жыл бұрын
I also like the E.L. Doctorow quote that history tells us what happened, fiction how it felt.
@LeafbyLeaf
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, that's it exactly.
@bjwnashe5589
3 жыл бұрын
So glad I found your channel. Brilliant!
@LeafbyLeaf
3 жыл бұрын
Me, too! Thanks!
@thethe5912
2 жыл бұрын
I went blind, I lost my sense of touch, I was a bystander to the heat death of the universe, I was present at the birth of a second universe, I sat knee deep in cold water as life grew around me, I was eaten alive my nutrient-seeking plants, my consciousness was transferred to the body of a microscopic unnamed creature, I asexually reproduced into the most dominant species of atom eating organisms, I evolved and took shape into a new breed of man connected by hivemind, I conquered this world and the next, and all the while I still read this book. Pretty good read, solid 8/10
@LeafbyLeaf
2 жыл бұрын
Hear! Hear!
@timkjazz
4 жыл бұрын
I think Vollman is an absolute genius writer in every aspect. Got turned on by 'Whores For Gloria' and 'The Rainbow Stories' and have been a constant reader of his since then, have not missed a word of his fiction.
@LeafbyLeaf
4 жыл бұрын
Hear! Hear! I've got several WTV videos, including an early one on him in general. Just read Whores for Gloria last week. He can really do anything. And do it well. There's no one writing like him out there.
@timkjazz
4 жыл бұрын
@@LeafbyLeaf Agreed.
@LeafbyLeaf
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve an upcoming review in Rain Taxi of the Conversations with WTV that recently came out.
@petersmernoff9590
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I think that, of the 10 Vollmann books I've read (or thereabouts), 'Father and Crows' and 'The Rainbow Stories' are his masterpieces.
@liquidpebbles7475
4 жыл бұрын
Been waiting for this vid, one of the few big books I'll read this year :)
@LeafbyLeaf
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Great to hear you’ll be reading it. Please come back and let me know what you thought!
@gilbertpillbrow6978
2 жыл бұрын
I admire your enthusiasm and dedication
@LeafbyLeaf
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! 🙏
@jwichmann1306
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant, thank you.
@LeafbyLeaf
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@tombeshear3605
2 жыл бұрын
I just found this valuable series of videos on Vollmann. I've been reading his work since the mid-90s. I'd say that The Dying Grass is WTV's best novel, though Fathers and Crows and Europe Central are close behind it. Perhaps it's time for me to revisit F&C. Thanks for your work.
@LeafbyLeaf
2 жыл бұрын
I can't wait to make a video for Dying Grass (and all the other Dreams)! F&C, I think, is still have favorite dream. But sometimes books hit me even better on the second read.
@alexschmidt2589
2 жыл бұрын
I can't wait for this. I'm going to at least start off the Seven Dreams chronologically. But out of respect for Vollmann, I'm waiting for it to get cold outside. It just seems like the right thing to do.
@LeafbyLeaf
2 жыл бұрын
Cold weather + Seven Dreams sounds divine!
@jD-P8g3s
4 жыл бұрын
That quote from Karen S P.....classic. L by L - wonderful vid. My thanks.
@LeafbyLeaf
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
@otempoaperta1254
4 жыл бұрын
What a fucking great channel! Wish I found you sooner. Subbed
@LeafbyLeaf
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! Hope to hear more from you.
@otempoaperta1254
4 жыл бұрын
@@LeafbyLeaf You sure will man. I mostly follow channels about books, and with all honesty, yours is hands down the most interesting i've seen in years. Straight to the literature, no generic crap, great communicator, excellent taste in books. You seem very honest, very real. I will easily pick up any book you recommend purely based on what i've seen, I instantly liked you. And I found you like 30 minutes ago. Best wishes to you, I hope you get a big audience, the content is worth it.
@LeafbyLeaf
4 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thanks for the generous words. I am definitely just a passionate reader who loves a certain strain of literature. As far as more mainstream/popular publications, there’s too much marketing of this already. I also don’t see the point in making videos or reviews to trash books, so I only review or make videos of books I think are worth reading. Lots of great content in the works!
@bedet
4 жыл бұрын
I've really been looking forward to your thoughts on this one! It's one of a small handful of "big ones" that are on the docket for this year, and it'll certainly be the next Vollmann that I read (well, maybe The Lucky Star will take precedence, but of his already published works it'll be next up). Great review, as always! And keep the long Vollmann vids coming!
@LeafbyLeaf
4 жыл бұрын
I am so looking forward to Lucky Star! I was going to review it, but the editor gave me caution due to sensitive subject matter. Which only enhanced the appeal for me! Glad to hear Fathers and Crows is on deck for this year. Let me know. Thanks for the comments!
@TheCollidescopePodcast
4 жыл бұрын
For a normal human being, such a work would probably take a lifetime or most of it, but Vollmann is no ordinary being. Probably is related to some ancient aliens.
@LeafbyLeaf
4 жыл бұрын
You know-I’ve been wondering if he isn’t some kind of demigod. Like Achilles. Or one of the Nephilim.
@7NTBid
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your insightful and fascinating review of Fathers and Crows. Very timely too, as I am about 75% through F&C and enjoying this demanding, heartfelt and intellectual work. I look forward to your other (and future) video reviews! BTW, is that your home library behind you? I see some other of my favorites in there, viz The Man Without Qualities.
@LeafbyLeaf
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! That is my home library. Interesting that you picked out TMWQ as I’m participating in #Musil2020. Reading the whole book (all 1,700+ pages) in January and February!
@luiscorzorosazza4915
4 жыл бұрын
Great review! Vollmann is amazing!
@LeafbyLeaf
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! And I completely agree! Which are your favorites of his?
@luiscorzorosazza4915
4 жыл бұрын
Leaf by Leaf only read one, Europe Central. Read at stoplights, bathroom work, walking wherever i could. Im going to get ice shirt and fathers and crows next time ive got some time to invest in them!
@LeafbyLeaf
4 жыл бұрын
Luis corzo rosazza haha! Awesome!
@marinamaccagni5253
4 жыл бұрын
You read this book in any place and situation. Maybe if it has been waterproof, you would have read it even in the shower. Just kidding. Awesome in-depth presentation of vollmann's masterpiece! You make me eager to read it again but unfortunately nowadays I have not a sufficient amount of time in which I can dive satisfactorily into fathers and crows. Amazing "fulmen in clausola" quotations!
@LeafbyLeaf
4 жыл бұрын
Waterproof books-I love this idea! Hopefully you’ll get some extra leisure time soon to fit this one in. I know that you already have a packed plate of great literature (how’s Shakespeare going?). Thanks as always for your kinda words.
@marinamaccagni5253
4 жыл бұрын
@@LeafbyLeaf , I m reading a tragedy /comedy/history play every week. For 38 weeks in total. Now I m just in the middle of this herculean labour. Thanks!
@LeafbyLeaf
4 жыл бұрын
Marina Maccagni sounds like a very fruitful labor!
@Ryan-hz9cg
2 жыл бұрын
Currently on The Ice shirt, thank you!
@LeafbyLeaf
2 жыл бұрын
Enjoy!
@steinwellsmitters9291
6 ай бұрын
Hey Chris, these past few months I’ve been chipping my way through the Seven Dreams(have finished F&C,Ice Shirt, The Rifles, didn’t finish The Dying Grass, currently reading Argall) and I would love to hear your thoughts on The Rifles, there’s a lot of really great writing in it and personally it might be my favorite of the five.
@LeafbyLeaf
5 ай бұрын
Awesome! I'll be doing videos on each of the books, so this year will be _The Dying Grass_ and then _The Rifles_ . Stay tuned!
@bighardbooks770
3 жыл бұрын
OMG, man, you've read it _twice?_ And? And, I didn't know it was _sooooooo_ f'ing long . . . Great vid. I'd need to read this along w the audio ... I'm 😨 afraid! The education I'd get on the Jesuits in Quebec and the Natives, alone ... and I lile that first quote about "learning as much or more from fiction than non-fiction. I agree w that.
@LeafbyLeaf
3 жыл бұрын
This is by far my favorite of Vollmann’s fiction. He is firing on all cylinders and shows that there isn’t anything he cannot do to perfection-imaginative writing, research, critical analysis, innovative forms, etc. There’s a lot of my own personal memories wrapped up in Québec, too, so I’m sure that heightens the experience for me. Still, it’s a great book. Nothing else like it.
@petersmernoff9590
3 жыл бұрын
Vollmann does have an amazingly complex and non-partisan view of things...at times, it's like Neil Young's classic CORTEZ THE KILLER song, only 900 pages instead of 9 minutes.
@LeafbyLeaf
3 жыл бұрын
Nice analogy!
@cola3173
4 жыл бұрын
I read a couple hundred pages in the library yesterday and enjoyed myself but I'm not quite convinced it's worth the time investment. I got CLASSICS to read...altho since I'm Canadian it feels necessary....maybe some day soon
@LeafbyLeaf
4 жыл бұрын
Big Vollmann fan that I am, I will always encourage classics over his books. Since you’ve read the first couple hundred pages you’ve likely been infected. Wait until you feel the virus spread throughout and then you will be impelled to read the rest!
@cola3173
4 жыл бұрын
@@LeafbyLeaf haha ....i can feeeeel it. good video btw
@LeafbyLeaf
4 жыл бұрын
@@cola3173 Thanks so much!
@DHSayer
4 жыл бұрын
Sup. Random question: are you going to dfw2020 in austin this year? Seems like something you'd be into....
@LeafbyLeaf
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, it does seem like something is be into! Must find out more!
@DHSayer
4 жыл бұрын
It's june 4-6 (I'd put a link but youtube might think it's spam; just google dfw2020conference). I'm sure Matt and others would be happy to meet someone who also read Novel Explosives (they had jim gauer on their podcast, the great concavity, if you want to look that up as well).
@LeafbyLeaf
4 жыл бұрын
@@DHSayer Got it--looks great! Yes, Novel Explosives was excellent. Checking out that podcast now.
@TheCollidescopePodcast
4 жыл бұрын
@@DHSayer As it happens, I interviewed The Great Concavity here: thecollidescope.com/2019/09/29/infinite-wallace-an-interview-with-the-co-founder-of-the-great-concavity/
@LeafbyLeaf
4 жыл бұрын
G. S. Thanks for posting this, George! I’m really enjoying this podcast!
@braydenerickson403
4 жыл бұрын
the rainbow stories
@LeafbyLeaf
4 жыл бұрын
Indeed! Future video.
@billypilgrim1
4 жыл бұрын
Do I need to read the seven dreams in order?
@LeafbyLeaf
4 жыл бұрын
Nope. In fact, he’s not even publishing them in order!
@billypilgrim1
4 жыл бұрын
@@LeafbyLeaf Oh yes, just realized that Dream 4 is not even published and dream 5 and 6 are. I think I'll start with The Rifles
@LeafbyLeaf
4 жыл бұрын
@@billypilgrim1 Indeed. As you wish. Enjoy! That's the one he almost died researching.
@billypilgrim1
4 жыл бұрын
@@LeafbyLeaf That's what I love about Vollmann. He's a real "Method writer" (I guess gonzo writer would be a more correct term)
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