tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727653.post113877314899636388..comments2023-10-27T00:42:05.512+13:00Comments on Books and Writing: Sherrylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405534589743973581noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727653.post-1138777493395445722006-02-01T20:04:00.000+13:002006-02-01T20:04:00.000+13:00Short stories: 'Brokeback Mountain' is wonderful, ...Short stories: 'Brokeback Mountain' is wonderful, there's not a word out of place. And I don't think I will ever forget the picture of one shirt tucked inside another (the same shirt which is mentioned almost casually right on the first page!) - a lesson in itself on how to use imagery. I'm slowly making my way through all of Proulx's work.<BR/><BR/>Best American Short Stories is always worth reading, though in some years it's rather skewed towards the 'New Yorker style' of writing, 2005 less so. You may not be aware of this link, which allows you to access the New Yorker archives:<BR/>http://greg.org/archive/new_yorker_magazine_database.php<BR/><BR/>Have you read George Saunders? Michel Faber? Kelly Link? All do wonderful things with the form. Whom do you particularly recommend?<BR/><BR/>Zusak: well, you've probably read my last comment. The more I read, the less depth I find. And I still have problems with his language: like a fantastic violin or ballet performance, it should seem effortless (though of course it's not) and completely <I>right</I>. I always smell the sweat coming off his pages. But he's enormously talented - and so young. Let's see where he goes from here.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770069472552779217noreply@blogger.com