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clarkness's review
2.0
This issue of McSweeney's was devoted to resurrecting forgotten literary forms. Interesting idea in theory, maybe not so great in practice. I can't say that bijis, nivolas or consuetudinaries were particularly fun to read even before they ceased to be written and the modern updates were slogs. On the other hand, some of the poetic forms were nice and I really enjoyed the updates of the legendary saga and socratic dialogue. The brand new Graustarkian romance was my favorite piece in this issue.
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