Comments on: This is not what I’m reading: The Best American Essays 2006 http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/07/03/this-is-not-what-im-reading-the-best-american-essays-2006/ K.G. Schneider's blog on librarianship, writing, and everything else, since 2003. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:15:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Caryn http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/07/03/this-is-not-what-im-reading-the-best-american-essays-2006/#comment-2621 Caryn Wed, 05 Jul 2006 00:49:01 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2006/07/03/this-is-not-what-im-reading-the-best-american-essays-2006/#comment-2621 I LOVED the Joyce Carol Oates quote. As for <i>A River Runs Through It</i>, I never could get into that one, but I'm not sure I gave it a fair shot. Have been meaning to try it again. Hope you like it. I LOVED the Joyce Carol Oates quote. As for A River Runs Through It, I never could get into that one, but I’m not sure I gave it a fair shot. Have been meaning to try it again. Hope you like it.

]]> By: kgs http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/07/03/this-is-not-what-im-reading-the-best-american-essays-2006/#comment-2620 kgs Tue, 04 Jul 2006 17:21:21 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2006/07/03/this-is-not-what-im-reading-the-best-american-essays-2006/#comment-2620 Just two nights ago a Canadian asked me if I knew of Margaret Atwood, "the Canadian author?" So I appreciate the distinction, djfiander. On the other hand, Atwood's essay in the 1991 BAE ("The Female Body") was originally published in the U.S., in the Michigan Quarterly Review. The requirement is for an essay "originally written in English (or translated by the author) for first appearance in an American periodical during the calendar year"--though Atwan then notes BAE made an exception for Granta, so go figure. Just two nights ago a Canadian asked me if I knew of Margaret Atwood, “the Canadian author?” So I appreciate the distinction, djfiander. On the other hand, Atwood’s essay in the 1991 BAE (”The Female Body”) was originally published in the U.S., in the Michigan Quarterly Review. The requirement is for an essay “originally written in English (or translated by the author) for first appearance in an American periodical during the calendar year”–though Atwan then notes BAE made an exception for Granta, so go figure.

]]> By: kgs http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/07/03/this-is-not-what-im-reading-the-best-american-essays-2006/#comment-2619 kgs Tue, 04 Jul 2006 17:11:03 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2006/07/03/this-is-not-what-im-reading-the-best-american-essays-2006/#comment-2619 Well, I'll finish it because it's considered heretical not to like A River Runs Through It, but I feel the way I do when I get around eating something I have been told is Delicious and find I'm a little scared to admit I'm not enjoying all that much. It is Great Literature, I tell myself. Great Literature. Great Literature, I repeat! (As I sneak in another essay from the 1991 BAE and then re-read Calvin Trillin's portrait of his wife, Alice...) But if we didn't have druthers, who would read all the books? There are far too many for any one person to get through in a lifetime... Great hearing from you, GraceAnne... I miss your voice in my life! Well, I’ll finish it because it’s considered heretical not to like A River Runs Through It, but I feel the way I do when I get around eating something I have been told is Delicious and find I’m a little scared to admit I’m not enjoying all that much. It is Great Literature, I tell myself. Great Literature. Great Literature, I repeat! (As I sneak in another essay from the 1991 BAE and then re-read Calvin Trillin’s portrait of his wife, Alice…)

But if we didn’t have druthers, who would read all the books? There are far too many for any one person to get through in a lifetime…

Great hearing from you, GraceAnne… I miss your voice in my life!

]]> By: GraceAnne http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/07/03/this-is-not-what-im-reading-the-best-american-essays-2006/#comment-2618 GraceAnne Tue, 04 Jul 2006 12:53:05 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2006/07/03/this-is-not-what-im-reading-the-best-american-essays-2006/#comment-2618 I thought <i>A River Runs Through It</i> was one of the most gorgeous books I have ever read. Since I read books for review and books I teach and books for fun and books for professional reasons (as do we all) it always impresses me that some books stick in the memory so clearly. This is one. I have finally figured out how to syndicate your blog into LiveJournal, so I am happy to read you regularly at last. Happy Fourth! I thought A River Runs Through It was one of the most gorgeous books I have ever read. Since I read books for review and books I teach and books for fun and books for professional reasons (as do we all) it always impresses me that some books stick in the memory so clearly. This is one.

I have finally figured out how to syndicate your blog into LiveJournal, so I am happy to read you regularly at last. Happy Fourth!

]]> By: djfiander http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/07/03/this-is-not-what-im-reading-the-best-american-essays-2006/#comment-2617 djfiander Tue, 04 Jul 2006 02:03:20 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2006/07/03/this-is-not-what-im-reading-the-best-american-essays-2006/#comment-2617 The series is, I hope, more accurately entitled "Best American _Published_ Essays", since Atwood has not yet relinquished her Canadian citizenship. There's nothing like the United States to get up the nationalist tendencies of even their best of friends. The series is, I hope, more accurately entitled “Best American _Published_ Essays”, since Atwood has not yet relinquished her Canadian citizenship.

There’s nothing like the United States to get up the nationalist tendencies of even their best of friends.

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