I have never read a novel like this before, but that’s obvious since it is actually not a novel. (The clue is in the name.) But it has characters (well, a character), lots of historical figures, and a (very faint) narrative arc. And it’s pretty fun to read.
Initially it seems like a very tersely worded version of one of those books of random factoids. Just a succession of one- or two-sentence paragraphs stating more or less interesting historical facts. Like this:
‘Ride or Cry’ by @chelseajade on #SoundCloud . Well worth listening to. #np soundcloud.com/iamchelseajade/ride-or-cry-1
Five-part acapella song about the nature of time. Sung backwards. By one guy. Amazing! www.youtube.com/watch HT @DavidPlumpton
The foremost difference between men and women is that we women … learn what we think about something by talking about it. – Celia Lashlie
RT @Mammals_Suck: Did I just take a bunch of NASA tank tops from the boys section & put them in the girls section? Yes. Yes I did. https://…
A map to fix Auckland’s broken transport system, from people with vision. Hoping government will catch up one day. thespinoff.co.nz/auckland/10-04-2017/this-vision-o…
RT @AcademiaObscura: Best graph ever. twitter.com/AcademiaObscura/status/849198669387751… 
“celerity should always be contempered with cunctation” – words to live by from Sir Thomas Browne (1646) penelope.uchicago.edu/pseudodoxia/pseudo52.html #quotes
The synopsis didn’t really grab me, so I didn’t bother watching the DVD. twitter.com/bnnt/status/835054076966531072/photo/1 
New York City last century: the scarlet woman, the suspicious tragedy, the tough cop, the tenacious reporter. They’re all here, but they are put together in some unexpected ways. Right at the beginning, the “murder mystery” trope is upended by … Continue reading