Russell Banks is a Serious Writer of Literary Fiction.
I kissed him, and I told him that I loved him. And I killed him.
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Ginger - Jan 03, 2014 11:47:29 am PST #21803 of 28370
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Anne W. - Jan 03, 2014 11:48:29 am PST #21804 of 28370
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I had him as a writing teacher one semester. I rather got the idea he wanted to be Raymond Carver.
erikaj - Jan 03, 2014 12:31:11 pm PST #21805 of 28370
Always Anti-fascist!
He does. I mean, I even like his work(though I'm not sure what he means in the quote) but he is a total Carver worshipper. And I wish he would write one thing that didn't make me feel like crying in my beer and shit.
Amy - Jan 03, 2014 4:22:43 pm PST #21806 of 28370
Because books.
I finished The Book Thief -- it got tough toward the end because I knew something awful would happen, and I wanted to put it off. Sadly, the movie isn't playing anywhere near here.
And instead of jumping right to Rose Under Fire, I'm going back to The Snow Child.
Steph L. - Jan 03, 2014 4:25:21 pm PST #21807 of 28370
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I'm in a constant cycle of re-reading things for comfort. I'm back to A Great and Terrible Beauty, although I do have Caitlin Moran's How to Be a Woman from the library (not new, but new to me).
meara - Jan 03, 2014 4:29:39 pm PST #21808 of 28370
Just re-read "Earth Girl" and then read-for-first-time it's sequel "Earth Star". Total Mary Sue, but lots of fun anyhow.
Amy - Jan 03, 2014 4:30:14 pm PST #21809 of 28370
Because books.
Did you read her new book, Tep? I started it and could not get into it, which was distressing.
Steph L. - Jan 03, 2014 4:36:47 pm PST #21810 of 28370
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Did you read her new book, Tep? I started it and could not get into it, which was distressing.
The Diviners, or something else? LOVED the Diviners. Can't wait for the next one. (Unless I live under a rock [spoiler: I DO] and it's already out.)
Amy - Jan 03, 2014 4:45:28 pm PST #21811 of 28370
Because books.
Yeah, The Diviners. I don't know what it was -- it felt really stiff to me, like she'd gone in with a list of twenties slang and added stuff to the dialogue. I want to try again, though, because I love the idea of the book and time period. Maybe I was just in the wrong mood at the time.
I think the next one in the series is coming out soon, actually. Scratch that -- not till August.
Steph L. - Jan 03, 2014 4:54:34 pm PST #21812 of 28370
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
The slang (especially the "-ski" stuff) drove me BONKERS for the first 2/3 of the book, and then suddenly I was fine with it. I can't even explain it. Maybe if James Earl Jones and Malcolm McDowell read it aloud it would be more palatable.
As for the narrative of the book, it took a little bit to hook me -- I was interested in a "well, I might as well read this" way -- but then (and I can't remember exactly what grabbed me, or if it even was anything specific) I could NOT put that shit down. I couldn't wait to get home from work so I could read it.