pickWhat begins as a late 1970s meet-cute between a girl who is starting over in the city and an ex-hippy locksmith evolves into a very strange, manipulative-yet-endearing romance/psychodrama. John Hersey was an under-appreciated novelist. His prose is tight, beautiful, funny, and precise. When you read it you feel that no matter where the plot goes, your time is being well spent.
pickLast read of 2023, and while there were parts which were definitely cringeworthy and haven‘t aged well, there was also this:
“That‘s what kids are, Jerry—all heart. Big round blueberry hearts. The trouble is—the older you get, the more you grow away from your heart. Like a tree. It gets deeper and deeper inside you, more and more hidden.”
Here‘s to finding your heart again in 2024! Happy New Year!
I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!) Feel free to join in!
#ABookADay2023
Bedtime reading. Good-night! (PS: This book belonged to my mother. I love seeing her handwriting on the bookplate.)
pickI wasn‘t sure how I was going to review this unique book. But when the final sentence is “Then he went to the icebox for the bacon, which will always be with us.” I had to give it a pick. It‘s a quick-ish read, and holds the interest. The form is unique, and you have to pay attention to keep the timeline straight, but it rewards that attention. #doublespin @TheAromaofBooks
Hey ,ho , September! Let‘s hope it stays less than 100 degrees a few times this month since it is September!🌵🌵🌵Welcome to Az ,where summer is 5 months long and not great! Hope I get a good #bookspin &
#doublespin left to right , top to bottom.
#changes #BloomingBibliophiles John Starling shunned the Montana ranch his dad wanted him to work on & take over one day. John, went East , became an artist, but thing just aren‘t working out.McGuane writes complex characters, often people who burn all their bridges but end up having to try to repair them.McGuane was pretty popular in the 1980s , I always appreciated his strong, conflicted characters, often people who know better but do it anyway.
