tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10756744.post1041627478285445865..comments2023-10-20T06:25:06.959-04:00Comments on My Tragic Right Hip: Lorrie Moore: Where Have You Been All My Life?Deanna McFaddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16697013097418998187noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10756744.post-58490554571711663472008-03-08T19:26:00.000-05:002008-03-08T19:26:00.000-05:00Lorrie Moore is one of my all time favourite write...Lorrie Moore is one of my all time favourite writers. I don't know how she pulls off the second person thing either, but she makes it work not just in that one story but through nearly an entire collection (<I>Self Help</I>). I thoroughly enjoyed that book (I get a particular kick out of the story <A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/09/20/specials/moore-writer.html" REL="nofollow">"How to Become a Writer"</A>), and I recommend it, but I think that her masterpiece so far is <I>Birds of America</I>.Kate S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897618197257393697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10756744.post-81412518217475170912008-03-04T23:45:00.000-05:002008-03-04T23:45:00.000-05:00I've had Lorrie Moore's "Like Life" on my Amazon W...I've had Lorrie Moore's "Like Life" on my Amazon Wish List for so long I don't even remember how it got there. Perhaps it's time to order it? <BR/><BR/>But for tonight I'll read "Dirty Wedding".sam lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11436015742236304907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10756744.post-46973721200779662872008-03-04T19:25:00.000-05:002008-03-04T19:25:00.000-05:00I absolutely agree -- it's taking me forever. For ...I absolutely agree -- it's taking me forever. For short stories, many are impressively dense. Nabokov? Whew, that one took DAYS.Deanna McFaddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697013097418998187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10756744.post-56237593676723295282008-03-04T19:05:00.000-05:002008-03-04T19:05:00.000-05:00I'm glad to hear that you're going slowly with thi...I'm glad to hear that you're going slowly with this one: I'm still not done, even though I was supposed to review it for Valentine's Day. There's some great stuff in there, but it's not a quick read ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10756744.post-19807187284290588192008-03-04T11:38:00.000-05:002008-03-04T11:38:00.000-05:00I'd never read her before that story either, and c...I'd never read her before that story either, and cannot believe how I hadn't. I've since read Anagrams and have scheduled in everything else for some point in future.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13169971552802919035noreply@blogger.com