This is a 548-page novel which was unfinished at the time of David Foster Wallace’s death in 2008. I could have a go at writing about it from several different angles, but I think it may be most interesting to address the publication of such a work. I felt a bit queasy about reading something
It was another rabbit-hole week for me, with my reading veering off into a book I’d never heard of but decided that I needed to read immediately when I came across a list of books in The Rumpus about what to read when you want to write like a mother. I wanted to know what
No offense to the other books I have read recently, but THIS. THIS. THIS lived up to every bit of hype surrounding the book/series. I have not seen the series yet, because I do not have access to a Hulu account at the moment. I haven’t devoured a novel like this in a long time.
It’s your turn. What to do when it’s your turn [and it’s always your turn] by Seth Godin, is one of those books, in my mind, that you can’t really read all in one go, or just once! It requires thought and internal processing. As I like to tell my student’s it is information intended
It feels like it’s been a little while since I’ve posted. Has it? The time is blurring due to its speed. Anyone else a little tired? I have no excuse with the immaculate weather we’re experiencing in Northern California. Anyway, I have been reading! One of the books I read totaled at 70 pages, but
I photographed this book on white sheets so you can see that this copy of ‘Novel on Yellow Paper’ which was printed in 1982 and acquired by the Dallas Public Library in 1983 is on now yellowing paper! Love that kind of thing. This book was written by Stevie Smith in 1936 after her
So, something that happens to me frequently in these reading challenges is that a life event might set me on a different path than what I had been intending to pursue in my reading. This January, it has been the simultaneous challenges of both of my parents needing major additional care, as they have both
What Do I Say Next? Talking your way to business and social success By Susan RoAne. A few posts ago I shared that I was using this reading session to shake out the books from my bookshelves placed there with well meaning intentions, but unread. This book was one of them. I honestly can’t say
Hi Everyone, I’m late starting this challenge and will do my best to keep up now. Thank you, Nadia and Alison for making it possible for me to join. This image is the back cover of my most recent publication in the literary journal, Conjunctions (I need to read the rest of the pieces in
I’ll start with my book from Jennie- Signs Preceding the End of the World, which is translated from Spanish to English. The translation is part of the reason Jennie gave me this book– the interesting choice of words is memorable. For example, instead of the word ‘left’ as in ‘we left the room’ Dillman wrote ‘we
Seasonal Reading 