Blending confessional criticism and anthropological autobiography, Shields explores the power of literature (from Blaise Pascal’s 'Pensées' to Maggie Nelson’s 'Bluets', Renata Adler’s 'Speedboat' to Proust’s 'Remembrance of Things Past') to make life survivable, maybe even endurable. Shields evokes his deeply divided personality (his “ridiculous” ambivalence), his character flaws, his woes, his serious despairs. Books are his life raft, but when they come to feel un-lifelike and archaic, he reve...
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