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“When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls. What is to happen next will take place within the four walls of the story. And this is possible because the story's voice makes everything its own.”...

“When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls. What is to happen next will take place within the four walls of the story. And this is possible because the story's voice makes everything its own.”...

I just finished listening to The Housemaid by Freida McFadden. Another wow. Gripping. Finished in 2 days.

The chapters are a lot of fun like this. But then there are 127 of them...

Just finished listening to Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar. Wow. What an amazing voice!

It definitely reads like historical fiction now but the style of her writing and the flow of it is captivating. As a writer, I found myself in awe of the writing and that's what interested me, more than the subject.

Not sure. I read it in my very early 20s: it resonated then, both what she was saying/feeling and the times it represented. I don't think it would now.

I wrote something like this, set in the '70s, a tale that dealt with racism, etc. As it was based very closely on the murder of a dear friend in the '70s i went with the "super real language" (hey, it was 25 years ago, I was running a bit hot)...

I'm revisiting Cat's Cradle, just in time for book club March 21! Gotta admit, i do love this book. Also, great perspective on chapter lengths

Just finished listening to Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar. Wow. What an amazing voice!