@hopeful where's this from?

@jake2 flipping thru this which is like the shockiest of all shock novels gratuitous slurs rape etc https://archive.org/details/giuseppe-andrews-dolly-balls/

@hopeful fascinating stuff

@jake2 one of my fav novels is blood & guts in high school and this is like just the nasty parts of it

@hopeful oh i've been recommended kathy acker before i should give it a read

@jake2 god its so good and its been a year i need to read another one of hers please beat me with sticks until then

@hopeful @jake2 I'm extremely disappointed that this is not in the public domain

@nautilus @jake2 the author probably should not be making it but the joke about the rat’s name on the first page is really grimly funny

@hopeful @jake2 spiritual successor of Lovecraft's cat

@hopeful @nautilus @jake2 i promise im not wokescolding but what's the joke is the joke just that the rat is named after a racial slur

@hopeful @jake2 @nautilus like is there a punchline (the "ben again" part? am i missing something)

@krankheit @nautilus @jake2 it speaks to the worldview of the whole family and it’s ironic how the dad comes to defend the rat while still using it. not a punchline per se just a really ugly cut into some ugly characters

@krankheit @nautilus @jake2 maybe i read it with deeper intent than it was written

@krankheit @nautilus @jake2 maybe the author also thinks it’s just a great gag idk