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The New Yorker has published ANOTHER new Annie Proulx story ***SPOILERS***
BelAir:
so does a non-subscriber just go to the book store and look for an issue? (yes, right?)
fernly:
Just finished it. Really, really liked it. Reminded me more of Brokeback than anything else I've read of hers - lyrical nature descriptions, the scope and sweep of a novel condensed, no, pressurized, into a short story told hard and sharp as flint. And characters who, while very much themselves, remind me somewhat of Ennis, and Aguirre, and Jack - even Jake - in that Archie's singing voice was "halfway between a shout and a song".
There's more I'd like to discuss, but it'd be hard not to give away plot...
Ellemeno:
--- Quote from: fernly on May 02, 2008, 11:24:13 pm ---Just finished it. Really, really liked it. Reminded me more of Brokeback than anything else I've read of hers - lyrical nature descriptions, the scope and sweep of a novel condensed, no, pressurized, into a short story told hard and sharp as flint. And characters who, while very much themselves, remind me somewhat of Ennis, and Aguirre, and Jack - even Jake - in that Archie's singing voice was "halfway between a shout and a song".
There's more I'd like to discuss, but it'd be hard not to give away plot...
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Let's put ***SPOILERS*** in the subject line, then talking about plot is fair game. Is that okay with you, Jeff, thread-starter?
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Elle on May 03, 2008, 11:38:17 am ---
Let's put ***SPOILERS*** in the subject line, then talking about plot is fair game. Is that okay with you, Jeff, thread-starter?
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Doesn't bother me none. I just wanted to call people's attention to the fact that The New Yorker had published an Annie Proulx story. :)
MsMercury:
I'll have to see if I can find a copy of the New Yorker.
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