Selling good books to celebrities
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blue_lotus13If you know me at all, you would know that I'm a great fan of "tight writing." While I can ramble on for a long time, I'm a fan of writing that uses word to their full advantage, where words are not wasted and every sentence achieves a maximum effect.
An example of a book that does this perfectly is Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee. I love this book. It's heavy, it's brilliant and not a single line is out of place.
I've discussed this with Yann Martel and Evelyn Lau, who both loved the book as well.
I'm currently reading "Youth" by J.M. Coetzee, and am loving it even though I find it a difficult read because it's about a young writer who is working as a clerk, and who has feelings of loneliness and isolation not unlike what I've experienced in the past.
Today at work I was happy to ring up "Disgrace" as well as Coetzee's "Slow man" for an older gentleman. I asked him if he'd read "Disgrace" and he told me that he hadn't. I told him about my love for "Disgrace" and "Youth" as I rang up the sale. When I processed his Mastercard, I realized that I'd been selling good books to actor Stephen Rea .
Gabriel Byrne was also shopping in the store, but I didn't see him. Laura Prepon was spotted outside the store in the morning.
An example of a book that does this perfectly is Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee. I love this book. It's heavy, it's brilliant and not a single line is out of place.
I've discussed this with Yann Martel and Evelyn Lau, who both loved the book as well.
I'm currently reading "Youth" by J.M. Coetzee, and am loving it even though I find it a difficult read because it's about a young writer who is working as a clerk, and who has feelings of loneliness and isolation not unlike what I've experienced in the past.
Today at work I was happy to ring up "Disgrace" as well as Coetzee's "Slow man" for an older gentleman. I asked him if he'd read "Disgrace" and he told me that he hadn't. I told him about my love for "Disgrace" and "Youth" as I rang up the sale. When I processed his Mastercard, I realized that I'd been selling good books to actor Stephen Rea .
Gabriel Byrne was also shopping in the store, but I didn't see him. Laura Prepon was spotted outside the store in the morning.
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Date: 2006-03-20 06:16 am (UTC)I also like "tight" writing, but i tend to go on and on and on... you know, in my research papers on toxic chemicals and stuff. when i used to write "creatively" i was still pretty bad at being concise.
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Date: 2006-03-20 02:32 pm (UTC)