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that was amazing. thanks for sharing. finally getting to see trash humpers next week and this has me that much more jacked for it. - Joseph Young—
i quite felt the suffereing of thaddeus, and others, and felt empathy toward him. was what made the book best for me. but some of yours are good points to make, though might, maybe, could use some fleshing out. - Joseph Riippi—
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I thought Shelley was really nice when I saw here. She stayed around after the reading and talked with a bunch of people and seemed really laid back… It might have been because she was hosted by the University of Alabama faculty, who are really laid back too. - mimi—
Or maybe someone slipped some MSG into my dipping sauce.
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Stephen King is increasingly interesting as a human being. I’m glad he wrote this review, and I’m glad to hear him think aloud about Raymond Carver. I wish the review had been more engaged with Carver’s work on its own terms, absent talk about Carver’s wives or editors or his drinking. I would have enjoyed hearing Stephen King’s close reading of Cathedral or Errand or Are These Actual Miles? I think Carver is King’s opposite in many ways (the minimal v. the maximal, the disparity in attention to the individual sentence, the quiet story v. the rip-roarer, etc.), but I also think that Carver and King are interested in a similar kind of character, often, and have a similar conversation with violence in their work which gets literal play (often metaphorized) in Carver and metaphorical play (often literalized) in King. After reading King’s writing on writing, I thought Carver would be a writer whose work might appeal to King, and I’m pleased to see how the admiration shows through in the Times review.
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I just skimmed this article, but will read it later, as a long time King fan. Glad to hear your comments Kyle, as a lot of people bash King, but I think he’s a great storyteller.
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Great post.The best advice I can give to anyone,lucy
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