Seaplanes are the best mode of transportation for the outlying islands in the Maldives, but also the only acceptable mode of transportation for several Maldivian island resorts. The views from the seaplanes are incredible! #Maldives #speedboat https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Maldives/
Seaplanes are the best mode of transportation for the outlying islands in the Maldives, but also the only acceptable mode of transportation for several Maldivian island resorts. The views from the seaplanes are incredible! #Maldives #speedboat https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Maldives/

Renata Adler's 1976 novel "Speedboat" enjoys a cult following amongst MFA types.

I'm not an MFA type myself, but I thought I should give it a try.

If you're looking for a gripping story, this is not the book for you. It's virtually plotless, being composed of a series of episodes, observations, and micronarratives in the life of a young NYC based journalist. Certain characters recur, but the chronology is left unclear.

One does get a feel for New York in the seventies as experienced by a fairly privileged young white woman -- Elaine's, rats, vagrants in the apartment house vestibule, no show faculty at the state university,....At times, I found myself laughing at scenes from parties and metropolitan encounters.

I wonder if this would be good novel to study if one wanted to broaden one's understanding of the meaning of literary postmodernism. "Speedboat" exemplifies a formal experimentation distinctive from that of the modernist novel of the the first half of the twentieth century but which is also free of the metafictionality and self reference that often are taken as definitive of the postmodern.

#RenataAdler #Speedboat #USLiterature #Books #Fiction #LiteratureInEnglish

Not the most spectacular picture in the world, I know, but I think it captures a lot of the noise, splashing about and 'vibe' of the Cowes Powerboat race. I was just on the beach watching from a long way with my trusty Tamron zoom.
#boat #boats #speed #water #sea #boatrace #speedboat #cowes #powerboat

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..in North Sulawesi, Indonesia - 17,000 m2 - 250 m oceanfront, on the north coast of Sulawesi - directly on the sea - spectacular diving spots! 🤿 #Speedboat access: via an opening in the coral reef. Nearby: Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park 🍹

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Paradise beachfront plot with bungalows and house

Paradise beachfront plot with bungalows and house for sale in North Sulawesi, Indonesia - 17,000 m2 - 250 m oceanfront - With buildings - A real insider tip on the north coast of Sulawesi - directly ...

Albatross speedboat at the Windermere Jetty Museum. One of the rare Coventry Climax engined runabouts. #Albatross #SpeedBoat #CoventryClimax #Windermere #WindermereJettyMuseum
Seaplanes are the best mode of transportation for the outlying islands in the Maldives, but also the only acceptable mode of transportation for several Maldivian island resorts. The views from the seaplanes are incredible! #Maldives #speedboat https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Maldives/
Seaplanes are the best mode of transportation for the outlying islands in the Maldives, but also the only acceptable mode of transportation for several Maldivian island resorts. The views from the seaplanes are incredible! #Maldives #speedboat https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Maldives/