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I may not have anticipated the physical reflexes, but I already knew he was the real deal.
Tony Tulathimutte
If this quality was present in his debut, it overwhelms inRejection, his much anticipated follow-up.
I met Tony last year through mutual friends at a party I was nervous to attend.
while in his company.
(Justin made a reappearance at Tonys launch party forRejectionin the East Village last month.)
I asked him about this, and whether he must strategize to avoid risking references becoming passe or redundant.
Nobody’s more guilty of this than literary fiction writers.
And then people laugh.
How, then, to avoid this kind of pandering?
But beneath that structure, a lot of the content is exactly the same as it has always been.
The subject of rejection is really evergreen.
The customs are different.
The only thing thats different is about which platform it’s occurring on.
I mention this to Tony.
But it’s always been a terrible idea to connect political ideas and political action to clout.
Some seem to find this depressing or grueling to read; I found it exhilarating.
