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P.J. O'Brien
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Almost every book I've read influenced me in some way, whether positiv
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December 2013
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Surviving Sanctuary
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Grave-climbing (Sanctuary, #2)
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Absolution (Sanctuary, #3)
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Waterloo Sunset (Sanctuary, #4)
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Reading and Living in Corona Time
There are days when time seems stretched out. Their boundaries blur as the hours of one slip into the next. But later perhaps, those days seem to have gone by faster than one thought. I experienced time like that when going through labor and becoming adjusted to life with a newborn. I’ve also felt that when sitting up with a seriously ill family member or waiting in an airport for an indefinitely
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All That's Unseen: An Appalachian Memoir:
"Emilee is a very talented writer and the story of her life and young adulthood was gripping. I couldn’t put this down. There was a strong sense of place in her descriptions of southwestern Virginia and Appalachia at large. I also thought it was fasci"
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"I could not put this down. A powerful, deeply human look at a place that is so often misunderstood. It challenges the easy assumptions and stereotypes that too often define how we view this part of the country. As a memoir told by an ordinary person,"
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"Oh so thankful to hear Hackney's story. Balanced and beautifully reflected. I appreciated the Appalachian community journey of Trump worship which she explained and helped to clarify."
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“Sometimes people dismiss SF and fantasy for being escapist...however, it is anything but. SF comes from its respective authors’ societies, a reflection of the world’s present, its history and its future. That world used to be overwhelmingly American, but it isn’t anymore, and needn’t be.”
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“Books are portals for the imagination, whether one is reading or writing, and unless one is keeping a private journal, writing something that no one is likely to read is like trying to have a conversation when you’re all alone. Readers extend and enhance the writer’s created work, and they deepen the colors of it with their own imagination and life experiences. In a sense, there’s a revision every time one's words are read by someone else, just as surely as there is whenever the writer edits. Nothing is finished or completely dead until both sides quit and it’s no longer a part of anyone’s thoughts. So it seems almost natural that a lifelong avid reader occasionally wants to construct a mindscape from scratch after wandering happily in those constructed by others. If writing is a collaborative communication between author and reader, then surely there’s a time and a place other than writing reviews for readers to 'speak' in the human literary conversation.”
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Hi PJ, do you have my Prairie e-mail address? I have an awkward task, because Goodreads refuses an option to shut off direct-messaging. I beg well-meaning friends on my profile, to never contact me there. Nearly any conversation is fine in comment boxes. Much easier on rural internet, which we can't believe we are using in this modern day. For anything that can't be stated aloud, I offer e-mail. :)Thank you so very much for consoling me regarding my Mom! She was resilient against health issues all year. We had not expected anything but her recovery, so the shift to "all we can do" was fast. But we had enough time to prepare and enjoy her. I am sorry you lost your Mom quickly. I would have said something if I had seen the news. I will be all right. I pray you have had time to feel the same about your Mom's "new chapter". It is a physical separation neither of their Daughters want. In gratitude for your care, Carolyn.
PJ: Thanks for like my review of EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON. I found this an invaluable background to reading Larry McMurtry's COMANCHE MOON. Best,
Pat
Ran wrote: "Hey P.J. thanks for friending me!"My thanks to you right back. :-) You read interesting books and I thought it was time to come out from skulking around your bookshelves and say hello. Hello!
