Member: araridan

Read with interest your take on "The Death of Adam," by Mayilynne Robinson. I found her fiction, particularly "Housekeeping" and "Gilead" to be brilliant, thought-provoking, and memorable - "Housekeeping" in particularly. I consider it a classic that will be read and studied for generations to come.

I feel pretty much the way you do about "The Death of Adam." I didn't finish it either.

posted by LukeS at 4:23 pm (EST) on Jun 11, 2009

Sorry for the shameless self-promotion, but I thought you might like to know that my new novel, Dirty Little Angels, is now available. Thought you might be interested since people have compared it to Flannery O'Connor, who I noticed was on your shelf. Here's a summary in case you're interested:

Set in the slums of New Orleans, among clusters of crack houses and abandoned buildings, Dirty Little Angels is the story of sixteen year old Hailey Trosclair. When the Trosclair family suffers a string of financial hardships and a miscarriage, Hailey finds herself looking to God to save her family. When her prayers go unanswered, Hailey puts her faith in Moses Watkins, a failed preacher and ex-con. Fascinated by Moses's lopsided view of religion, Hailey, and her brother Cyrus, begin spending time down at an abandoned bank that Moses plans to convert into a drive-through church. Gradually, though, Moses's twisted religious beliefs become increasingly more violent, and Hailey and Cyrus soon find themselves trapped in a world of danger and fear from which there may be no escape.

If you'd like to read the first chapter, you can read it here:
http://christophertusa.com/blog/?page_id...

Take care,

Chris

posted by cmtusa at 10:19 pm (EST) on Mar 16, 2009

Hi,

Thanks for adding me to your interesting libraries.
I've just added yours and will soon take a look and see what you've got on your bookshelves.

By the way:
Have you read any of the books we share?
If you have, what do you think about them? Any favorite(s)?

kjell :)

posted by kjellika at 3:50 am (EST) on Jul 3, 2008

Hi - enjoyed reading your reviews of Ferdydurke, the Beckett Trilogy and The Obscene Bird of Night. I think you're wrong about Slowness, though!

posted by yarb at 3:39 pm (EST) on Apr 7, 2008