Tuesday, March 27, 2012
what I thought about "flowering judas and other stories"
Katherine Anne Porter reminds me a bit of Willa Cather and a bit of Wallace Stegner. Similar gift for narrative detail, similar subject matter. My favorite story was the first one, "Maria Concepcion." She's talented. I like Cather and Stegner better, though. Maybe I'll check out "Pale Horse, Pale Rider" and see if my opinion changes.
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Are you reading these books this quickly, or are you just jotting notes down as you think of things? I can't keep up! Just kidding, this is giving me lots of books to think of reading. I usually read a couple of books a week, but I am in the middle of a big house painting project, and I am barely keeping up with everyday life. I notice you are reading the Devil in the White City. I will be interested in what you think. This is one of those books I just could not finish.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a whole lot going on right now that keeps me from reading, so I can get through them fairly quickly. I am refusing to think about the basement bedroom that needs painting right now.
ReplyDeleteSo far Devil in the White City is okay.
Oh, I agree about Devil in the White City, Beckster. Everyone loved it and I didn't, and it was the type of book I usually do love.
ReplyDeleteLayne, I've never read any KAP, but her books were always floating around our house when I was a kid. I must go to the library today and get Handmaid's Tale. MUST.