Perfect and splendid...Peter Lake is a transcendent hero, and Helprin's imagined New York is a city to dream about. Perfect and splendid...Peter Lake is a transcendent hero, and Helprin's imagined New York is a city to dream about. ...more
More about Slash's relationship with "Mr. Brownstone" than I expected, but full of rock and roll debauchery and Guns N' Roses nostalgia. More about Slash's relationship with "Mr. Brownstone" than I expected, but full of rock and roll debauchery and Guns N' Roses nostalgia. ...more
Having grown up near the Ute Reservation, this book touched on sadly familiar topics. Alexie captures the adolescent voice with humor and heartbreakinHaving grown up near the Ute Reservation, this book touched on sadly familiar topics. Alexie captures the adolescent voice with humor and heartbreaking honesty. ...more
Who are we without our memories? What happens to a life unwitnessed?
Kraus explores some very intriguing questions in a careful way. The sci-fi aspectWho are we without our memories? What happens to a life unwitnessed?
Kraus explores some very intriguing questions in a careful way. The sci-fi aspect is subtle enough to not distract.
I did find myself dissatisfied with the main character's slippery series of relationships - perhaps that was part of the point...with no past he had no way of connecting.
The Luke/hospital scene was jarringly unlikely, and I felt that a beautiful, deliberate build became sloppy at the end.
So few books finish as well as they start. ...more
I feel as if I've spent the past few days in Train Line. Ellis has such an astounding pen for sensory detail. Naomi Ash is convincingly tragic, afflicI feel as if I've spent the past few days in Train Line. Ellis has such an astounding pen for sensory detail. Naomi Ash is convincingly tragic, afflicted with the ironic myopia of being able to see into the after life but not another life. ...more
Delightfully, often uncomfortably odd. She has a real knack for the random inner thought process and the interactions of shy people. "The Boy From LamDelightfully, often uncomfortably odd. She has a real knack for the random inner thought process and the interactions of shy people. "The Boy From Lam Kien," "Mon Plaisir," "Ten True Things," "Something That Needs Nothing," and "Birthmark" were my favorites, and on their own deserve more stars, but weaker stories brought the overall rating down. ...more
Mark Doty looks at things most of us wouldn't notice and turns them into meaning. Rows of frozen mackeral, a crab shell. He finds consolation for deatMark Doty looks at things most of us wouldn't notice and turns them into meaning. Rows of frozen mackeral, a crab shell. He finds consolation for death in the ocean's cast offs. In this graceful collection, none stands out above the rest..."the price of gleaming." ...more
Much of the way I see things and the way I want to live my life are in line with Zen Buddhism...except the "just sitting" part. That is valuable readiMuch of the way I see things and the way I want to live my life are in line with Zen Buddhism...except the "just sitting" part. That is valuable reading time!
I liked the basic, new-age-fluff-free style of this book, and found myself wishing the author talked more about his life in Tokyo. ...more
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