Stunning passage from Denis Johnson's 'Largesse of the Sea Maiden'
Halfway through Denis Johnson's Largesse of the Sea Maiden, I was liking but not really loving it. There were scattered wondrous moments,...
The knock
It was so faint, I was sure I must have imagined then knock — on a neighbor's door? — so I didn't bother putting pants on, but just in...
"The Largesse Of The Sea Maiden"!
Only 3 more days! Denis Johnson's The Largesse Of The Sea Maiden comes out Tuesday, and my pre-order should arrive then. His story...
Loving the book too: 'Call Me By Your Name'
Well I'm only on p. 13, but I generally know right away when I fall for a book, and this had me from page 1. It's also really interesting...
Back to Madame Bovary
I gave up on this gorgeous novel on p. 56 on November 1, because it was so meandering to the point of near plotlessness. But I gave my...
More on Huck Finn—on the Facebook response
So I posted here about giving up on Huck Finn, and also on my Facebook page. That drew a lot of heated reaction, by people who loved the...
Giving up on Huck Finn—I think
Halfway through The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, I think I’ve given up. The writing is glorious, scene-setting vivid and satire...
Bookniture: MoMA's collapsible origami stool
I want one. I just saw this clever stool from MoMA on The Millions' gift guide for writers. I want to finish my gay soldiers book with it...
The Silmarillion, my favorite JRR Tolkien
I just reviewed a few books for Goodreads and decided to share one of them here: I read J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion after Lord of...
Huck Finn
I just ordered Huckleberry Finn, after discussing Mark Twain with a friend this weekend. I read it way too early in high school. Time to...
