Chang-rae Lee is a first generation Korean American. He graduated from Yale and teaches at Princeton. (ohhh fancy pants Ivy Leaguer.) His first novel, Native Speaker (1995) won the PEN/Hemingway award. The publication of A Gesture Life in 1999 seemed to secure his position as an Asian American author whose beautiful prose appropriately painted theContinue reading “Chang-rae Lee — ALOFT”
Author Archives: Tommi Powell
No hat trick for Coetzee
Sad. But the winner looks like it might be a pleasantly lovely read.http://www.themanbookerprize.com/news/stories/1291
It’s official….
your resident bookslut is sick. Could be the piggy flu. *weeps* She feels horrible – too horrible to even read. And she’s currently reading a great book by Chang-rae Lee that will prompt a fantastic multicultural response on “the other” writing from the POV of the white man. Be patient… your bookslut has not forsakenContinue reading “It’s official….”
Where the Wild Things Are – Maurice Sendak
Published in 1963, Where the Wild Things Are quickly earned a permanent place in the BEST BOOKS EVER. Maurice Sendak has said that the monsters were originally horses but he couldn’t draw horses but that he could draw a “thing” – he even modeled his things after relatives. It is and always has been aContinue reading “Where the Wild Things Are – Maurice Sendak”
Coetzee is shortlisted – just as I predicted
Shakespeare’s R & J
(The cast of Shakespeare’s R & J – the guy in the front is the one I loved.) This isn’t a book, but sluts get to break the rules. I recently went to see the Raleigh Ensemble Players Theatre Company’s production of Shakespeare’s R & J. The play was adapted in 1999 by Joe Calarco.Continue reading “Shakespeare’s R & J”
J.M. Coetzee – Life & Times of Michael K
J.M. Coetzee is one of my favorite South African writers. I have a special love for the white voices of South Africa and even though Coetzee has since moved his citizenship to Australia, I still consider him a South African novelist. Coetzee was born in Cape Town in 1940. He moved to London in theContinue reading “J.M. Coetzee – Life & Times of Michael K”
Sluts should get paid
Being a bookslut is hard work, methinks payment should be involved. My goal is to read 10,000 pages this year – a sad number in comparison to years past, but considering I didn’t read any for pretty much the entire Spring, it’ll have to do. Yes, it’ll have to do indeed.When I get the time,Continue reading “Sluts should get paid”
Gregory Maguire – Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
My love for Gregory Maguire has not gone unnoticed; my little bookslut affection for his work is well documented. But I must admit to being a little wary to venture outside of the Wicked series. Maybe my fascination with him was really with his Oz. I loved Wicked and Son of a Witch, and IContinue reading “Gregory Maguire – Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister”
Sara Gruen – Water for Elephants
English literature major turned technical writer (and Canadian turned American) Sara Gruen was given “two years or two books” by her husband upon being laid off in 2001. He suggested she take the time to do what she’d always wanted to do and write. Her first two published novels, Riding Lessons (Harper Collins 2004) andContinue reading “Sara Gruen – Water for Elephants”
A Girl Named Tommi 