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This kid has more insight into himself, into the raw inner terrian that defines much of his generation, than most writers three times his age. Nothing short of phenomenal! Where did this little Nabokov come from? You must read this damn book immediately!
Submitted Jun 16th 09 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments -
That he wrote this book when he was so terrifyingly young makes me physically sick and consumed with envy. For once, a comparison with John Updike or John Cheever is not delusional, wishful thinking or marketing hype. David Amsden is an invigorating, original, and sickeningly talented writer. And no, I've never met this guy, so I'm not his friend or former teacher.
Submitted Jun 16th 09 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments -
A magnificent tale of emotions, memories and social and political portaiture.
Submitted May 4th 09 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments -
Paula is a profoundly moving book and everyone should read it. In the midst of so much sadness, Allende has produced a work full of courage, grace and truth, and affirmation of vitality, which echoesall the more joyfully for being uttered in the valley of death.
Submitted May 4th 09 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments -
A remarkable work, combining autobiographical detail, peasant superstition, political documentary, intertwining destiny, tragedy, generations of storytelling and humour. Stand back and admire Allende's talent, her literary ability even more potent for being stripped and harnessed in personal despair.
Submitted May 4th 09 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments -
Paula is much more than a letter to a departed child... The book offers a fantastical family history, with flights of imagination unsurpassed by Allende since The House of the Spirits.
Submitted May 4th 09 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments -
Allende is incapable of telling a bad story. She writes of her own experience with a kind of wild candour. Her heroically sustained narrative, her lovingly prepared plots and surprise inventions explode in an exaltation.
Submitted May 4th 09 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments -
Allende's best work to date... she has everything it takes: the ear, the eye, the mind, the heart, the all-encompassing humanity.
Submitted May 4th 09 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments