I’m testing a theory that where you fall on the Lipsyte-ometer can be determined by what this passage does to the reading parts of your brain — specifically the last sentence: “Ypsilanti was easy to…
Posts tagged Sam Lipsyte
Don’t ask for an actual story
My friend Steve asked me a few weeks ago if I ever read something just because the writing’s good. I can’t remember what exactly we were arguing about (and we were arguing because that’s all…
Ask me, ask me, ask me
I was Sam Lipsyte’s bitch for the first 60 pages of his novel The Ask. I mean, he really had me in the zone. I was ready to sell my stuff, buy a psychedelic van,…
6 questions we always ask: Peter Bognanni, author
I am now going to demonstrate how small and magical and awesome the world can be, and I am going to use the intro to Peter Bognanni’s 6 questions to do it. Sorry, Peter. If…