Thaddeus, I love to read you comments on Cormac McCarthy, and your comments on books that you had to fight to get through, like CATCHER IN THE RYE. I think it's insteresting how we all have sweet spots in our brains that respond to different styles of writing. In high school, when we had to read THE GREAT GATSBY, I hated it and couldn't …
Thaddeus, I love to read you comments on Cormac McCarthy, and your comments on books that you had to fight to get through, like CATCHER IN THE RYE. I think it's insteresting how we all have sweet spots in our brains that respond to different styles of writing. In high school, when we had to read THE GREAT GATSBY, I hated it and couldn't relate to any of the characters or understand their behaviors. Years later, I reread it and found that my brain had changed. I loved the book and understood what Fitzgerald was telling the reader. When I first read BLOOD MERIDIAN, I hated myself for reading such a violent and vicious book, but when I read it a second time, I tightened my mental belt and understood why the violence was there and how history sanforizes all of that for us. Two books that I read as a 12 year old continue to delight me; they are DANDELION WINE by Ray Bradbury and THE ONCE & FUTURE KING by T.H. White. They both satisfy my fantasy craving for heroes, a kinder world, and lofty ideals.
Thaddeus, I love to read you comments on Cormac McCarthy, and your comments on books that you had to fight to get through, like CATCHER IN THE RYE. I think it's insteresting how we all have sweet spots in our brains that respond to different styles of writing. In high school, when we had to read THE GREAT GATSBY, I hated it and couldn't relate to any of the characters or understand their behaviors. Years later, I reread it and found that my brain had changed. I loved the book and understood what Fitzgerald was telling the reader. When I first read BLOOD MERIDIAN, I hated myself for reading such a violent and vicious book, but when I read it a second time, I tightened my mental belt and understood why the violence was there and how history sanforizes all of that for us. Two books that I read as a 12 year old continue to delight me; they are DANDELION WINE by Ray Bradbury and THE ONCE & FUTURE KING by T.H. White. They both satisfy my fantasy craving for heroes, a kinder world, and lofty ideals.
That's the second time Dandelion Wine has come up recently. I need to read it.
Yikes! I'm becoming a broken record. I didn't mean to bring it up again, it just fit in. LOL.
Was it you both times? 😆
Yup!