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Hannah, did you read all the way through? I'm "in like" with this book, and am still reading it oh-so-slowly.
Rose wrote: "Hannah, did you read all the way through? I'm "in like" with this book, and am still reading it oh-so-slowly."
Yes! It took me from April until mid-July! (I read many other books during that same timespan, though.) It's truly a masterpiece and absolutely worth finishing, and I think your slow approach is the right one for a book of this significance. It gave me a lot of insight and fodder for reflection as I consider our current historical moment, too. I hope "like" matures to "love" for you. :)
Oh, Hannah, I am already so "in like" with the writing of Robert Caro. I've read-and-reviewed many other books of his.
He's my favorite historian, actually.
Indeed, about "our current historical moment."
So good to meet you.
Incidentally, I usually read two or more books at a time.
Isn't reading grand!
Rose wrote: "Oh, Hannah, I am already so "in like" with the writing of Robert Caro. I've read-and-reviewed many other books of his.
He's my favorite historian, actually.
Indeed, about "our current historical..."
I'm so thrilled you happened upon my post and that we're connected on here now. I *had* to check to see whether you'd reviewed "Working," and I gasped to find your thoughts reflect mine exactly. I don't know if I've ever read a book that so made me wish I came up with / could be friends with the author. Perhaps that's strange to say, but his description of those halcyon days holed up in the library working with other literary luminaries...delightful. I also love how he writes about his wife and other women; he accords them admiration and respect that I don't often find in the reflections of men from his generation.
Reading is grand--truly the most life-sustaining act I've ever known.
I've not read Caro's LBJ series, but I'll embark on that journey sometime later this year or next.
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Hannah, did you read all the way through? I'm "in like" with this book, and am still reading it oh-so-slowly.
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Rose wrote: "Hannah, did you read all the way through? I'm "in like" with this book, and am still reading it oh-so-slowly."Yes! It took me from April until mid-July! (I read many other books during that same timespan, though.) It's truly a masterpiece and absolutely worth finishing, and I think your slow approach is the right one for a book of this significance. It gave me a lot of insight and fodder for reflection as I consider our current historical moment, too. I hope "like" matures to "love" for you. :)
Oh, Hannah, I am already so "in like" with the writing of Robert Caro. I've read-and-reviewed many other books of his. He's my favorite historian, actually.
Indeed, about "our current historical moment."
So good to meet you.
Incidentally, I usually read two or more books at a time. Isn't reading grand!
Rose wrote: "Oh, Hannah, I am already so "in like" with the writing of Robert Caro. I've read-and-reviewed many other books of his. He's my favorite historian, actually.
Indeed, about "our current historical..."
I'm so thrilled you happened upon my post and that we're connected on here now. I *had* to check to see whether you'd reviewed "Working," and I gasped to find your thoughts reflect mine exactly. I don't know if I've ever read a book that so made me wish I came up with / could be friends with the author. Perhaps that's strange to say, but his description of those halcyon days holed up in the library working with other literary luminaries...delightful. I also love how he writes about his wife and other women; he accords them admiration and respect that I don't often find in the reflections of men from his generation.
Reading is grand--truly the most life-sustaining act I've ever known.
I've not read Caro's LBJ series, but I'll embark on that journey sometime later this year or next.