I had never read Raymond Carver before this book. The stories are depressing--nearly all of his characters are in failed relationships, drink too much, and exist in dead-end jobs. And yet there is a haunting quality to the stories that kept me turning the pages. Carver's lean prose goes at the...
My fucking head hurts. I should be writing my thesis, but the math part of crunching the data is hurting my head. It shouldn't though. It should be easy math. I'm dumber than I used to be. Instead I'll procrastinate, and share a review I wrote 6 years ago for another website that I haven't w...
‘It ought to make us feel ashamed when we talk like we know what we're talking about when we talk about love.’Life has a way of breaking even the strongest of hearts, of dashing families, friendships and lovers against the cold rocks of reality, leaving hopes and dreams to drown beneath the waves...
Had to read this book for a class, and it was not an English class.John Gardner passed away in 1982. This book was originally published one year after his death, (its first publication by Norton was in 1999). I don’t believe the 28-29 year gap makes the advice particularly dated, though it did m...