I'm sure most people have seen the film, which is also outstanding, but there's so much more depth to the book. And humor! How could you successfully incorporate fantastic humor into a story that devastating? This was my first experience with William Styron, and it set me off on a Styron spree. I followed Sophie's Choice with Lie Down in Darkness
, a brilliant novel written at the age of twenty-six. Astonishing talent. I also just finished his memoir about living with depression called Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness.
, a brilliant novel written at the age of twenty-six. Astonishing talent. I also just finished his memoir about living with depression called Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness. Although his writing is extraordinary, I have to move away from him for a bit because his material is so upsetting. I need to read it in intervals. It's all hauntingly beautiful, but absolutely soul-crushing. 
Next up is The Confessions of Nat Turner
, which apparently caused quite a racial stir when published. Start with Sophie's Choice. It's brilliant.
Next up is The Confessions of Nat Turner, which apparently caused quite a racial stir when published. Start with Sophie's Choice. It's brilliant.
im too scared to read it. does that make me a weiner?
ReplyDeleteYou're not a weiner. It's pretty heavy stuff. Have you read anything good lately?
ReplyDeletei just bought the book. gulp.
ReplyDeleteim currently reading a visit from the goon squad. waiting for the new tom perrotta. and have a stack on deck, none of which i am motivated yet to read. have you read this is where i leave you, yet? might be an enjoyable palate cleanser to the hilarious holocaust tome you just digested.