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Read Red: Mid-vacation reading report
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Ruminations on the reading life of a communist. Looking at words through class-struggle lenses. Saturday, July 27, 2013. Who cares about this story, these characters? Not me. Luckily, I've amassed a big pile of books, physical and virtual, to choose from over the next two weeks, so chances are decent that I'll find some meatier fare. I did read one great book earlier this week. Mo Said She Was Quirky. By James Kelman. I've blogged before. I bit No dice. Rajesh Parameswaran is a fucking genius. Books note...
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Read Red: A Tale for the Time Being
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Ruminations on the reading life of a communist. Looking at words through class-struggle lenses. Thursday, January 16, 2014. A Tale for the Time Being. My Year of Meats. By Ruth Ozeki is one of my all-time favorite novels. I also liked (though didn't love) her second one, All Over Creation. A Tale for the Time Being. Onward to a red reading year! In the original version of this post I erroneously referred to Ozeki studying to be a monk. She studied to be and in fact is a priest. A Tale for the Time Being.
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Read Red: May 2014
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Ruminations on the reading life of a communist. Looking at words through class-struggle lenses. Tuesday, May 27, 2014. I just read a hell of a book. I Hotel. By Karen Tei Yamashita. Although I've mostly abandoned Read Red (for good reasons now! I'll post about that separately, after this), I'm compelled to stop in here to recommend this very fine novel. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). On the beautiful Brooklyn Bridge, which, contrary to the standard version, was not built by J.A. Roebling but by work...My po...
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Read Red: January 2015
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Ruminations on the reading life of a communist. Looking at words through class-struggle lenses. Monday, January 12, 2015. New novel, new website. My novel Vera's Will. Is set for February 2 publication by Hamilton Stone Editions. Meanwhile, I'm excited to point the way to my new website, shelleyettinger.com. The launch party for Vera's Will. There's also a Vera's Will. Like it if you're so inclined, and you'll get updates that way. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). New novel, new website. 322, Fall 2008).
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Read Red: VERA'S WILL by .... me!
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Ruminations on the reading life of a communist. Looking at words through class-struggle lenses. Sunday, June 15, 2014. VERA'S WILL by . me! I'm thrilled to announce that my novel Vera's Will. Is set for publication by Hamilton Stone Editions in late 2014/early 2015. Now, though, tra-la! This is a huge relief. And lyrics from songs performed by what legendary artist show up in my novel more than any other? Why, Aretha Franklin, of course. Ouch! I'll be back with details as the date approaches. Asian Ameri...
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Read Red: New novel, new website
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Ruminations on the reading life of a communist. Looking at words through class-struggle lenses. Monday, January 12, 2015. New novel, new website. My novel Vera's Will. Is set for February 2 publication by Hamilton Stone Editions. Meanwhile, I'm excited to point the way to my new website, shelleyettinger.com. The launch party for Vera's Will. There's also a Vera's Will. Like it if you're so inclined, and you'll get updates that way. New novel, new website. View my complete profile. 322, Fall 2008). 187 Re...
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Read Red: My year's best
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Ruminations on the reading life of a communist. Looking at words through class-struggle lenses. Thursday, December 26, 2013. As always, this is a list of my favorites among the books I've read this year, not books published this year. In fact, as always, it's a mix of new, old and very old books. In the face of some health struggles that arose as I entered my seventh decade, a good book has become even more important to getting me through my days. Here are my year's best:. In no special order). A Long an...
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Read Red: A new James Kelman novel
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Ruminations on the reading life of a communist. Looking at words through class-struggle lenses. Tuesday, November 18, 2008. A new James Kelman novel. Lest I feed into the perception of red readers as a churlish bunch, here's a happy note. I said there were a couple good moments in the most recent New York Times Book Review and this is one: There's a new James Kelman. Novel out. Hooray! I've read two Kelman novels: How Late It Was, How Late. And You Have to Be Careful in the Land of the Free. Has many mom...
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Read Red: June 2014
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Ruminations on the reading life of a communist. Looking at words through class-struggle lenses. Sunday, June 15, 2014. VERA'S WILL by . me! I'm thrilled to announce that my novel Vera's Will. Is set for publication by Hamilton Stone Editions in late 2014/early 2015. Now, though, tra-la! This is a huge relief. And lyrics from songs performed by what legendary artist show up in my novel more than any other? Why, Aretha Franklin, of course. Ouch! I'll be back with details as the date approaches. I'm going t...
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Read Red: Gardens of lies
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Ruminations on the reading life of a communist. Looking at words through class-struggle lenses. Wednesday, September 11, 2013. Since I first saw mention of it I've understood that Jonathan Lethem's new novel Dissident Gardens. Well, obviously—and really I could have just assumed this, taken it on faith, but the reviews do make it clear— Dissident Gardens. OK so what else is new? You see how it's done? A reviewer (in this case a staunch anti-communist whose own first novel. Was a full-on screed against th...