tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post7043977036646719691..comments2024-03-26T03:46:04.937-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: My Kind of Holiday (These Days)P. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-61642686126321078152021-07-06T08:10:00.597-07:002021-07-06T08:10:00.597-07:00Anne-Marie, I so appreciate your comment. I agree ...Anne-Marie, I so appreciate your comment. I agree that there is something both hypnotic and sense-opening about her rhythm. What I don't understand is why this book is so little known. I have seen it somewhere described as her "most experimental" work, but it is certainly not so experimental as to be incomprehensible. Although I floundered somewhat in my reading of early pages, it flowed along beautifully once I adjusted to her rhythms and began to see the characters in their settings. I would love to see this book make a come-back. I would even put it in my top 100 of the 20th century -- if I had put such a list together....P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-9904490815134448992021-07-06T07:20:06.371-07:002021-07-06T07:20:06.371-07:00So appreciated your analysis of VW's "The...So appreciated your analysis of VW's "The Waves." Few writers do interiority like she does, and I suspect it has to do not just with what she's describing, but the actual rhythm of the sentences--which may be why you have a heightened sense of your own world while reading hers. Maybe it's the rhythm of our breaths when we are truly conscious of our connections--as she seems to have been, at least on the page. Thank you! Anne-Marie<br />Anne-Marie Oomenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07762453227142992121noreply@blogger.com