The Happy Reader - Issue 14
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Summary
GRACE WALES BONNER is a 28 year old fashion designer from south-east London。 She has been feted by the worlds of both serious culture and high glamour， but here’s the unusual part: her clothes come with reading lists。 Interviewed by Booker Prize-winning author Ben Okri for this Happy Reader cover story， Grace explains how she sees herself on some level as a researcher。 She visits libraries， digests acres of complex ideas about politics and identity， and expresses them， among other things， via the realm of clothes。
The Book of the Season this winter is Joris-Karl Huysmans’ AGAINST NATURE （1884）， perhaps the most decadent novel ever written。 Its relentless inventory-keeping thrills and inspires some readers and baffles others， and is highly relevant to this season of non-stop accumulation。 Contributors include Jarvis Cocker， Lydia Davis， Rob Doyle and Jeanette Winterson。
The Book of the Season this winter is Joris-Karl Huysmans’ AGAINST NATURE （1884）， perhaps the most decadent novel ever written。 Its relentless inventory-keeping thrills and inspires some readers and baffles others， and is highly relevant to this season of non-stop accumulation。 Contributors include Jarvis Cocker， Lydia Davis， Rob Doyle and Jeanette Winterson。
Reviews
Nikki
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The only issue of this otherwise lovely magazine that I really did not like。 The interview was absolutely unbearable; I have never seen so much self-congratulating and pomposity in one place。
cumrade
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What a poser。
Miranti Ratna
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The Happy Reader。 A book club printed on paper。The most aesthetically pleasing magazine I’ve read so far。 It even smells good。
Jeff Howells
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The literary magazine is 14 issues and 5 years old and I’ve been reading since the start。 Usually the two sections （front half bookish interview， back half articles that use a book as their jumping off point） are very entertaining。 Sadly this issue is the first one that has left me unsatisfied。 The interview with Grace Wales Bonner just wasn’t interesting。 Whilst none of the articles （on the theme of Against Nature by Joris - Karl Huysman） grabbed me - well except the one about boy emperor Elaga The literary magazine is 14 issues and 5 years old and I’ve been reading since the start。 Usually the two sections （front half bookish interview， back half articles that use a book as their jumping off point） are very entertaining。 Sadly this issue is the first one that has left me unsatisfied。 The interview with Grace Wales Bonner just wasn’t interesting。 Whilst none of the articles （on the theme of Against Nature by Joris - Karl Huysman） grabbed me - well except the one about boy emperor Elagabalus。 The Happy Reader had already shrunk from a quarterly publication to a biannual one， the coronavirus has delayed the latest issue and if I was a betting man I don’t expect to see it any time soon， if at all。 If this is its final issue it ends with a whimper not a bang。 Which is a shame。 。。。more
Maria Lianou
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One of the best issues of The Happy Reader。 I enjoyed reading it immensely。
Zainab Abdul Aziz
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I really like the book review by Tara Isabela Burton and really interested to read her book。
Claire Bonello
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