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“We‘re nothing,” she said, wiping her eyes. “We‘re barely here at all.”

“Yes,” Oliver said. “Isn‘t it great?”
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In the Freud Archives | Janet Malcolm
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I'm enjoying both the subject of discussion (Freud + academic gossip? Who says no?) and the way Janet Malcom thinks and writes 🧠

#nyrbbookclub @merelybookish @vivastory

merelybookish I don't think she's a fan of psychoanalysis. 😛 2y
batsy @merelybookish Not quite getting that impression (yet), but more of a kind of clear-eyed brutal honesty that makes for fun reading 😆 2y
merelybookish @batsy Yes definitely clear eyed and entertaining. The idea of "making the invisible visible" is still accepted and touted to this day so I saw her questioning of it is a bit of a takedown. 2y
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vivastory I was also really struck by her analogy of water in the sieve 2y
batsy @merelybookish I get what you mean, yeah. I think I didn't see it as a takedown because I'm inclined to agree with her... Maybe... I think 😅 Though always been super fascinated with psychoanalysis. I feel like I want to read her Psychoanalysis: The Impossible Profession at some point! 2y
Leftcoastzen Word ! 2y
merelybookish @batsy Well maybe it struck me because I felt a bit indicted by it. 😄 I certainly don't identify with or aspire to be a psychoanalyst but I do like some depth stuff which is based on that idea of making the unconscious conscious. So that passage stung a bit even as I get what she's saying. 2y
batsy @merelybookish Oh yes! I'm drawn to the idea of being able to reveal the unconscious, too. At the same time it also feels out of reach or futile. She has definitely stirred up some anxiety in me with this short passage 😆 2y
charl08 Such a fan of hers. Just finished one book of essays: is it too soon to buy another? 2y
batsy @charl08 Not at all! Perfect timing 😆 (Which book was it, btw?) 2y
Sophronisba I love Janet Malcolm's work. Her book on Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas is excellent if you haven't read it. 2y
batsy @Sophronisba I have not! Thanks for the rec; I'm very interested in seeking out more of her work. On top of it being a really gripping read, her sentences are practically flawless. 2y
readordierachel I'm enjoying it too. It feels both analytical (can I use that word? 🙃) and dishy, which is an interesting combo. 2y
batsy @readordierachel Analytical and dishy is such a good description for how it reads! 2y
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