#literature

As writing is selection, so is storytelling like curation.

This book seems to be mostly about abuse, often violent, inflicted by men against women.

I’ve read seven chapters so far. Here are some thoughts and some excerpts.

This novel is like a long, restless dream about a man paralyzed by his guilt and his grief.

The main reason I read Cormac McCarthy is to experience and learn from his writing craft.

I’m 120 pages into this book and so far it has consisted purely of dialogue between a psychiatrist and a patient who has voluntarily checked herself in.

My first attempt to review a book while I read it instead of waiting until I finish it.

I’d recommend this book to anyone who wants to better understand the values and politics of rural America through literature.

I’d recommend this book to anyone who wants to better understand the values and politics of rural America through literature.

Despite all my admiration and enchantment while reading Hemingway’s memoir A Moveable Feast I couldn’t help but frowning at his writing mantra: “make instead of describing”. Surely he’s been describing all along?