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A review by bhaines
Stories and Texts for Nothing by Samuel Beckett
I liked the stories. nice writing, big images, systole of lights on the water, the mountain, the sky. this guy peed himself so much that he can't even walk normal without falling over.
being thrown down the stairs, the man with a bottle who wants a kiss, sleeping in stables / a boat, talking to a boy with a goat, lynching children who walk into him on the sidewalk, jesus crucified all of a heap, no dignity. hanging out with his friend the cabman.
Does that thing where the narrator is always questioning themselves or trailing off or saying they don't know:
The texts for nothing were hard to get through. Really leans into the abstract no characters no settings no plot type writing. Though they all have the feeling of being external, to earth/life/youth/society/w.e.
being thrown down the stairs, the man with a bottle who wants a kiss, sleeping in stables / a boat, talking to a boy with a goat, lynching children who walk into him on the sidewalk, jesus crucified all of a heap, no dignity. hanging out with his friend the cabman.
Does that thing where the narrator is always questioning themselves or trailing off or saying they don't know:
I had merely to bow my head and look down at my feet, for it is in this attitude I always drew the strength to, how shall I say, I don't know, and it was always from the earth, rather than from the sky, notwithstanding its reputation, that my help came in time of trouble.
The texts for nothing were hard to get through. Really leans into the abstract no characters no settings no plot type writing. Though they all have the feeling of being external, to earth/life/youth/society/w.e.