panHard to look at this one objectively, the premise holds such potential and I feel thwarted by this particular execution.
Choosing a selection of nine books or authors, coming back to these works over a period of decades, reflecting on what the books had to say to a person at different times in their lives, relating to the authors' lives as well as pivotal moments in your own, is in itself an essay collection with dash of memoir I could get on 1/?
to feel badly but calmly about what is spiritually deforming is the mediocre norm; to rage against it is to become an instrument of revolutionary change.
This slim little book of essays about re- reading is a good pick for any reader. I have transformed over the years from someone who wouldn‘t even think to re-read, to someone who does it regularly and gets great pleasure from it. 📖
#coffeereading I am a huge fan of Gornick and here is an example of why.Her new book about the effects of re-reading novels at different stages of life suddenly breaks free with bold assessments of her real life.The novel referenced here is DH Lawrence‘s Sons & Lovers.I also think more people should check him out beyond the obvious Lady Chatterley,in my opinion, one of his lesser books.I love Vivian Gornick!
Unfinished Business: Notes of a Chronic Re-Reader | 
The tricky part lies in what is chosen for close reading and personal reflection: I don't think there was a single book covered that I had an interest in reading upon hearing more about it. It's objectively interesting to see a shift in perception about characters, motivations, inner lives, author influences, especially as it relates to the reader's life, 1w
⚠️animal abuse, animal death
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