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This month on The Allender Calendar I talk to the novelist Rebecca Watson about her books little scratch (2021) and I Will Crash (2024). We discuss whether Rebecca is an 'experimental' writer, or if her unique fragmentary style is really just the most effective and immediate way of communicating first person consciousness. We talk about how both novels deal with trauma, and how the way she writes is suited to this subject. Sounds a bit heavy, but we also have a good laugh and chat about the merits of Sally Rooney's Intermezzo among other things.
Rebecca's website is here:
https://www.rebeccawatson.co.uk/
And you can find her on Instagram here:
https://www.instagram.com/rebeccawhatsun/?hl=en
Great review of little scratch here:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/dec/31/little-scratch-by-rebecca-watson-review-a-daringly-experimental-debut
And I Will Crash here:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jul/03/i-will-crash-by-rebecca-watson-review-a-unique-take-on-sibling-torment
All music featured in the podcast composed by me. You can listen here:
https://robinallender.bandcamp.com/
And if you want to support the podcast you can buy me a coffee here:
buymeacoffee.com/robinallender
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By Robin Allender5
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This month on The Allender Calendar I talk to the novelist Rebecca Watson about her books little scratch (2021) and I Will Crash (2024). We discuss whether Rebecca is an 'experimental' writer, or if her unique fragmentary style is really just the most effective and immediate way of communicating first person consciousness. We talk about how both novels deal with trauma, and how the way she writes is suited to this subject. Sounds a bit heavy, but we also have a good laugh and chat about the merits of Sally Rooney's Intermezzo among other things.
Rebecca's website is here:
https://www.rebeccawatson.co.uk/
And you can find her on Instagram here:
https://www.instagram.com/rebeccawhatsun/?hl=en
Great review of little scratch here:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/dec/31/little-scratch-by-rebecca-watson-review-a-daringly-experimental-debut
And I Will Crash here:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jul/03/i-will-crash-by-rebecca-watson-review-a-unique-take-on-sibling-torment
All music featured in the podcast composed by me. You can listen here:
https://robinallender.bandcamp.com/
And if you want to support the podcast you can buy me a coffee here:
buymeacoffee.com/robinallender
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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