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March 03, 2007
Book Review(s)
Going through my things, I found a little notebook wherein one (me, presumably) is intended to write thoughts on his or her reading. Seeing as diary-keeping ain't my forte, I only used it twice. Both for good books though, so here you go:
The Devil's Larder by Jim Crace
12/29/2003 - Christmas gift from Jenny. 64 short works about food - shockingly good. Amazing how he crafts these narratives that are so rich, so evocative with such a muscular and judicious choice of words. The last one was simply, "Oh honey." - which is just a diving board for the reader's imaginative process. Really impressive. Definitely want to read more by him. [Have also read Gift of Stones. Devil's Larder is WAY better. - Ed.]
Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay by Nancy Milford
1/7/2004 - It's taken me ages - and several other books concurrently - to get through this one -> fascinating woman and story. Take some issue with Milford's style of never reintroducing any one of the 1,000's of acquaintances Millay had. Also, great swaths go untold (Millay was extremely interested in WWII but no word on her reaction to liberation?), but all in all a thorough portrait of a troubled talent.
Posted by Bree at March 3, 2007 03:29 PM