'A Hole in the World'
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."
Really, though, I think they all have their own tangents, and are compared so often because they're both youngish writers who have cracked the New Yorker set.
Well, and for me because I was given books by both of them on the same day. Edit: And I don't tend to read short stories, so I'm especially noticing them.
I found 'Cartoons" a little masturbatory.(not in porniness, but, you know) Yeah...Eggers is funny, but the bitch is he knows it, too. Better than me. And if I forget, he'll remind me with a cute footnote.
My newest column is up at GotPoetry.com: Your Mediocre Political Poem Is Hurting America. Usual Victor grumpiness.
No, actually, I thought it was much grumpier than usual. In another few years, you're headed for curmudgeon, babe. Then you'll wear shorts with long black socks and be a "Whatever happened to..." for some of us devoted followers.
Heh. Actually posted this in the wrong forum, but anyway...
You may be right, except that I intend to remain a very visible curmudgeon...
And please don't really go around like...Neil Young. That would be a waste.(I really did like the column...I just thought "Whoa, bad poetry evening for Victor!")
I've just finished reading Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire.
I had a hard tme getting through Wicked. I don't care for his story telling style; He's a bit too developed for my shallow readingness. But this story, I really liked. There were a couple of things that could have been delved into a little more, and maybe I dug this more because the similarities between the Oz 10 years after Elphaba's death and our country are very much, almost beaten into you. But I enjoyed it. Enough that I might try Wicked again.
Anyone else read it yet?
It's in my to-read pile. Got it for Christmas. I'll plan on it after I finish the current book.
I was given Son of a Witch as a Christmas gift, but I haven't started reading it yet because I am still reading Wicked.
How 'bout now? Have you all read it now???
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