Hey folks - check this out. It is the The Greatest Nature Essay Ever
by Brian Doyle, at the University of Portland.
And if you like it (I love it!), you may like Italo Calvino's If on a winter's night a traveller... (I love it!)
by Brian Doyle, at the University of Portland.
And if you like it (I love it!), you may like Italo Calvino's If on a winter's night a traveller... (I love it!)
posted by debbyscott @ 10:35 AM
2 Comments:
At 7:27 AM ,
Anonymous said...
Greetings from the Rockies! What a great blog! Your literary critique is searing as a hot knife through a rotten tomato.
I was wondering if I could be so presumptuous as to suggest a few of my favorite novels too. I hope you do not mind getting some tips from the riff-raff who do not have a blog. I have been so lucky to find a bunch of gems lately.
-The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood. I looooooove Margaret. Her books are so smart and complex. 2 alternating stories that come together in a shocking way at the end!
-Sophie's Choice. Maybe everyone has seen the movie, but I hadn't. Insane story about the Holocaust. Taught me a lot about it.
-Hitler's Niece by
After reading Sophie's Choice I was curious about Hitler. It turns out he had a thing for his much younger niece. No one knows for sure whether they had an affair. This book assumes they did. Creepy and mesmerizing.
OK, thanks.
At 7:55 PM ,
debbyscott said...
Hey KRoo!! Thanks for the suggestions! I love the Blind Assassin, too! That's about the only "historical fiction" book I can think of that I truly love.
Do you know, I have not read or seen Sophie's Choice. I just read an article by the author's daughter in an old hand-me-down New Yorker, and I was thinking: dang, I must be the only person to read this magazine and NOT have read or seen Sophie's Choice. But glad to hear it is good!! Shall look for it.
But maybe I'll wait on the creepy/mesmerizing Hitler book. eek.
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home