abhishekchak

This is one of those books where the writing is so good you don't even notice it. You're just absorbed in the story, which I hesitate to describe because it sounds very "Mom-ish" (as a friend put it). This book makes me walk out onto the street and want to live an extraordinary life, though I can't say exactly why-- I think it's because Ann Patchett comes across as a completely normal, ordinary human being who allows herself to be richly affected by someone else. Keep an eye out for Patchett's keen uses of cultural metaphors to illuminate her friendship (ant/grasshopper, turning on the bedroom light, etc). On a personal note I was recently accepted into a writing program, so that quickly changed my reading of the book. Definitely a good one for writers-- insight into what sort of life you might be getting yourself into.

2020-09-04 12:31