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Sam Kriss

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Writer and cultural critic who discusses children's literature, YA fiction, and the distinction between myth and psychological realism in contemporary fiction.

Mentions (8)
"[from Sam Kriss:] And an instinctive critique – one it's hard not to sympathise with a little – developed. It goes like this: why are you losers reading books for actual children? Why are you getting so angry about them? Grow up! Read a proper book for adults! Fuck you! Yeah, sure. There's nothing a"
"Idk maybe it's because I only use substack to read like sam kriss and freddie deboer (and so i can tell myself I'm a writer) but it's scary seeing how ppl interpret the platform."
holy shit, r/substack is bleak · u/thisismythirdburner · ↑55 · 2025-07-15
"i'm an extrovert with shit social skills. i'm the autistic-but-not-actually-autistic guy who'll bring up random 'fun facts' during conversations that i learned via youtube or a sam kriss article or an 8-year-old forum post."
"Some fine moments here, especially the bit about how childhood fascination with stars gets pushed asides in adulthood, ASK's bizarre fear of the Grateful Dead, and SK's off-hand list of ASK's primary-school errors."
Sam Kriss skewers "Postcolonial Astrology" by Alice Sparkly Kat · u/FatimaMansioned · ↑36 · 2021-09-19
"How the Online Right Fell Apart by Sam Kriss"
How the Online Right Fell Apart by Sam Kriss · u/dragonlady95 · ↑36 · 2024-08-28
"Infoterrorists have sabotaged the Santa Claus Parade in Brantford, Ontario. Thirty thousand people line Dalhousie Street to watch Santa go by in his mechanical reindeer sleigh"
Do you believe in society's lies? - Sam Kriss · u/Comfortable_Sign3765 · ↑37 · 2026-01-01
"Some fine moments here, especially the bit about how childhood fascination with stars gets pushed asides in adulthood, ASK's bizarre fear of the Grateful Dead, and SK's off-hand list of ASK's primary-school errors."
Sam Kriss skewers "Postcolonial Astrology" by Alice Sparkly Kat · u/FatimaMansioned · ↑36 · 2021-09-19
"How the Online Right Fell Apart by Sam Kriss"
How the Online Right Fell Apart by Sam Kriss · u/dragonlady95 · ↑36 · 2024-08-28
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