March 2011
10 posts
jennifer egan on the writing proces.
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“I haven’t had trouble with writer’s block. I think it’s because my process involves writing very badly.”
Jennifer Egan explains the steps on how to write a great work of fiction
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the portrait of a lady.
in all my years of bookworming i don’t think there has been a character i’ve despised more than gilbert osmond. what a horrible, soulless man.
“take things more easily. don’t ask yourself so much whether this or that...”
– henry james, the portrait of a lady.
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geek love.
katherine dunn’s geek love seems to be either loved or hated and has an almost cult-like following of rabid fans. i can vouch for this because they keep striking up conversations with me on the subway while i’m trying to read.
i can’t say i fall into the rabid fan category, but i liked the story of the rise and fall of the binewski family and their freak show enough that the...
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“to say that she had a book is to say that her solitude did not press upon her;...”
– henry james, the portrait of a lady.