>the book within the book was pure foolishness!
>its been years since i read it and i still remember it. shit,
>i might read it again.
>
LORT. lol. it's pure foolishness, wonderful and so damn meta all in one. I'm working on a small critical essay on it. the rhumpus, and book riot have shown interest. if either publishes i'll post it up in here.

>ive never finished a people's history. come close, but never
>finished :o(
>
i understand it a fucn brick and its heavy with the side of history he's exploring. I had read Takaki's A Different Mirror as an undergrad and the similarities are there, which is why it took me so long to get to Zinn's text

>just started teju cole's every day is for the thief.
>lagos reminds me of nairobi

word. it just felt too travelouge / memoir for me; and some of his "my ppl need to get it together" riffs where a bit strange