If you’re reading to find friends, you’re in deep trouble. We read to find life, in all its possibilities.
--Claire Messud, talking about anger, the books she loves, and oh, yeah, her latest, The Woman Upstairs.
My copy arrived this afternoon. Can't wait to start.
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Last night I read Julian Barnes' The Sense of an Ending . Yes, the night before it went up against Donald Ray Pollock's The Devil Al...
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As I said on New Year's Day, one of my projects for the year is to keep track of all the reading done by the characters in the fiction t...
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As part of Book Blogger Appreciation Week, I'm giving away a paperback UK-version (NOT Claudius's very own 10th birthday copy ) of...
I'm looking forward to the new Messud, too. It's had good reviews. Look forward to your thoughts.
ReplyDeleteI'm reading it now. It may become a classic. It's terrific.
ReplyDeleteI just read a really great, thought-provoking posting regarding this book at my friend Isabella's site. You may be interested in checking it out:
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