PC, I'm not sure. Part of the time I felt like Stevens was showing me what's going on in a room, but I was stuck standing behind him, only able to see the back of his head and an occasional glimpse over his shoulder and I knew that he wasn't giving me the whole story but I just couldn't see around him to get what was going on.
Then other times I felt like I could clearly see what was going on and there was Stevens, with his blinders, firmly seeing what he wanted to and I just wanted to shake him and say "Look! Just LOOK! for one second, be curious for one second!"
That's what's so great about the book! Oh, Stevens.
Because fifteen will get me twenty-five, that's why not.
I'm no J.D. La Rue.
But we're on the internet - if you can't have porn here, what's it for?
I was just reading an old interview with Michael Chabon at Onion A.V. It was done right as K&K came out, so he hadn't won the Pulitzer or had a big hit yet.
He was talking about screenwriting and noting that he was basically obliged to supplement his novel writing income with screenwriting. Not just for the Hollywood money, but because his family's insurance came through the screenwriter's guild.
I both admire his innovative finessing of finances and family responsibility, and am slightly depressed by that.
Though I suppose he's made enough money off Kavalier & Klay by now that it's less necessary.
Calla, my mom recommends Water for Elephants, which came out last year and should be findable paperback and used and in libraries. I've never read it or even heard of it before, but she wouldn't have recommended it if she didn't think it was at least a decent read, and it's certainly got a ton of positive reviews on Amazon.
Today I finally finished The Remains of the Day only about 3 years after I first started it
Speaking of Kazuo Ishiguro, has anyone here ever read Never Let Me Go?
Interview with Gibson on Salon.
I've had Never Let Me Go on my TBR pile for a couple of years now--I've even taken it with me on vacation, but never got around to reading it. I swear that I will sometime this year.
Piffle. We've missed you around here.
Awww, thanks. Even though I apparently have very contrary ideas about what makes for a good read? ;)
It takes a while for folks to get used to a new person. I remember being thrilled when someone finally noticed one of my posts, long after I delurked.
I think the easiest way to get noticed as a new poster here is to be introduced by a current member. Way back in the day, that's how I ended up here, an IRL friend was a regular and he brought me on board. Immediately, someone noticed me, because he was there to welcome me. Simplifiied things, for sure. Its amusing that this ended up being my refuge more than his - does anyone even remember Darth? My lovely wonderful friend who lives way too far away now. :(
In terms of Quaker fiction - if you don't mind something not at all new:
The Friendly Persuasion.
I'm frustrated to discover that there doesn't seem to BE a work of fiction about modern Quakerism. So its down to either your suggestion, or The Peaceable Kingdom by Jan de Hartog. I'm frustrated, because I don't know if the book club will enjoy historical fiction much, and with this club, if they don't like it, they just don't bother reading it. What I wanted was something more modern, that will give us a better idea of what Quakerism is like for Emily, now. But alas, I don't think I could write a complete work of fiction about a topic I am entirely ignorant of before Tuesday.
