So, I was skimming the Washington Post online today and saw this article about the author, Elizabeth Strout, with whom I feel I could be best friends. I also learned that the super prize she received was in fact the Pulitzer Prize. I then followed a link to a Jonathan Yardley review of Pride and Prejudice, and then on to a retrospective ode to my own beloved Laurie Colwin.
The point of all this article reading is that I like to read in units, like in high school history-- so I will watch a version of P&P and then re-read the book and then drink some tea. Now I have learned a little about Strout; and I want to go to the library and check out her other works so I can be absorbed into her imagination for a few days. It's like a mini-vacation, you can immerse yourself in someone else's world while conveniently living your own life.
I hope to report back from Stroutland soon.
2 comments:
I saw that article in the Post and then remember you said you had picked up her book. It sounds like it's good, I think that I'll try to pick it up. (Sadly I think I've given up on War and Peace for now...maybe I'll try again in the winter!)
I just found your blog...I really like it! Olive is on my "to read" list. I read Abide with Me (also by Strout) a few years ago and really enjoyed it...except the end was sort of dissatisfying I remember. But I'm not a big stickler for satisfying endings. I enjoyed the world of the book so much it didn't matter how it ended.
Elizabeth
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