Woodcutters
by Thomas Bernhard · first published 2011
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Bernhard is fantastic. Woodcutters might be a gentler introduction to his style. It's shorter, funnier, and less oppressive than Correction, which is his magnum opus. Apparently he was at least somewhat as unhinged in real life as in his…
on “Cormac McCarthy's Library” ↗…Correction is probably the most exemplary instance of his style and experimentation, and maybe his best novel, but Concrete and Extinction fall into this category as well. Wittgenstein's Nephew, Frost, and Woodcutters are more approachable if you want to ease into it. Starting with Correction might be a bit off-putting and intense depending on how often you read more experimental/stylistic literature. He also wrote…
on “Cormac McCarthy's Library” ↗…Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr - Ra by qntm - Jean le Flambeur series by Hannu Rajaniemi - Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer (didn’t like the subsequent books of the series so much) Other novels: - Woodcutters by Thomas Bernhard
on “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” ↗