Joseph
@thejoestermn
I read, cook, eat, drink, seek nature/city, listen to awesome music, all with the best woman ever. Deadhead. Phish ⭕️. Jazz. Long form improv. Postmodern literature. Minneapolis, Minnesota. 😎
A low-key hero doing odd jobs expat living in Mexico. Set in Mérida in the Yucatán, with some backcountry adventures into old Maya territory. A fun diversion. #BookSky 💙📚 #CharlesPortis #Gringos
Watching from Minneapolis! Wish I was in NYC! ⭕️ #phish #livephish #summertour2026 #msg94 #n3 #couchtour #danceparty #surlyfurious #minneapolis
Similar in style to one of my favorites, Tom Robbins. Word salad: metaphysical, surreal, philosophical, lyrical, and hilarious. Great new author for me. Nine Kinds of Naked by Tony Vigorito! #BookSky 💙📚 #TonyVigorito #NineKindsOfNaked
When wanting to read something meaningful in a single sitting, this one is a great candidate. Beautiful writing. Train Dreams by Dennis Johnson. Loved it. #BookSky 💙📚 #DennisJonson #TrainDreams
A rather Falknerian novel, experienced through several perspectives. Lots of unusual interactions, confused intentions, unique interpretations of religion, and flat out odd characters. At times rather humorous. I enjoyed it. Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor. #BookSky 💙📚 #WiseBlood #FlanneryOConnor
A dark, demented, humorous, and ultimately redeeming wild ride of a novel! The best of his three books. A solid novel! The Heavenly Table by Donald Ray Pollock. #BookSky 💙📚 #DonaldRayPollock #TheHeavenlyTable
“I closed my eyes and sank deeper and deeper into that lonely world known only to those who sleep in abandoned vehicles.” knockemstiff by Donald Ray Pollock. I’m not usually a short story reader, but this collection was amazing. #BookSky 💙📚 #Knockemstiff #DonaldRayPollock
I don’t know if I’ve ever been as creeped out by fiction. Seriously, very dark. McCarthy pulled no punches in this one. Genius. Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy. #BookSky 📚💙 #CormacMcCarthy #OuterDark
In keeping with my recent southern gothic theme, this one is about a as dark as they come. Truly disturbing, but McCarthy delivers it beautifully. Child of God by Cormac McCarthy. #BookSky 💙📚 #CormacMcCarthy #ChildOfGod
Bee balm. Saw a hummingbird checking it out. Did not get a picture of the hummingbird.
One of the darker reads I’ve experienced. Disturbing characters with so many long trails of blood and very few reliable moral compasses. Fascinating writing. The Devil All The Time by Donald Ray Pollock. #BookSky 💙📚 #TheDevilAllTheTime #DonaldRayPollock
Truly a book to absorb when you need to reassess what really matters in life and how to exist as a human being. In a world of non-Theos, be a Theo. Theo of Golden by Allen Levi. #BookSky 💙📚 #AllenLevi #TheoOfGolden
This show was fantastic. Loved it. #TreyAnastasio #Minneapolis #OrpheumTheater #June132026
From the hell on earth that man consistently creates for himself to the ultimate redemption and acceptance, this novel will blow your mind. Not for the faint hearted. Actually, for everyone. Angel Down by Daniel Kraus. #BookSky #DanielKraus #AngelDown
Fascinating dialog between a genius level mathematician psychiatric patient and her psychiatrist revealing her complicated life and philosophy. Perfectly written. Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy. #BookSky 💙📚 #CormacMcCarthy #StellaMaris
No matter how difficult or disturbing the subject matter, Cormac McCarthy describes it in the most striking prose. Just fantastic. The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy. #BookSky 💙📚 #CormacMcCarthy #ThePassenger
A tale that traverses 300 years and several generations of Hudson valley history. Land owners vs peasants morphing into fascists vs progressives. Captivating historical fiction. World’s End by T. C. Boyle. #BookSky 💙📚 #TCBoyle #WorldsEnd
Southern gothic ish, with a bit of paranormal mixed in. Characters I loved and one or two I hated. Solid novel. Great story. The Song of the Blue Bottle Tree by India Hayford. #BookSky 💙📚 #IndiaHayford #TheSongOfTheBlueBottleTree
I believe I have just finished the most fulfilling reading experience I’ve ever had. Not to get too cute with my words here, but yes, this is an absolute work of art. Amazing writing. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. #BookSky 💙📚 #DonnaTartt #TheGoldfinch
A fun read indeed! Should have read it long ago. #BookSky 💙📚 #DouglasAdams #TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy #42
Another margins of society story that describes people (and animals) that have their own support systems that sometimes work and sometimes don’t. Loved it. #BookSky 💙📚 #JohnSteinbeck #CanneryRow
Entertaining historical fiction fantasy filled with imaginative detail not often encountered! It is long, but worth it! #BookSky 💙📚 #SusannaClarke #JonathanStrange&MrNorrell
Still happily working my way through Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke.
Set in 1348 France during the bubonic plague, it’s a bit of a hybrid genre of historical fiction and fantasy. Truly entertaining and immersive. #BookSky 💙📚 #ChristopherBuehlman #BetweenTwoFires