tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post5549782531417796473..comments2024-03-26T23:45:35.573-04:00Comments on Typings: Valeria Luiselli's Sidewalksreesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-50428208652568692272019-04-25T18:11:15.758-04:002019-04-25T18:11:15.758-04:00Interesting! I liked this one well enough I'll...Interesting! I liked this one well enough I'll try another, but we'll see!reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-61916219078372373742019-04-25T07:03:12.464-04:002019-04-25T07:03:12.464-04:00She came to Houston a few months ago. I read a thi...She came to Houston a few months ago. I read a thin nonfiction book she wrote, and decided to bail on her recent fiction. In my opinion, she has been overhyped.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-73812673250928153222019-04-22T14:50:33.017-04:002019-04-22T14:50:33.017-04:00I just picked up Faces In The Crowd on Saturday. I...I just picked up Faces In The Crowd on Saturday. I'm now curious, but this will be the first of her fiction I've read.<br /><br />She was the one I was most interested in for the Appel Salon this spring. I wasn't active enough to get tickets for either Esi Edugyan or Sally Rooney. I've got Schofield's Martin John to read & if it seems at all interesting I'll go hear her. reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-27002466108069405122019-04-22T13:16:41.159-04:002019-04-22T13:16:41.159-04:00She's someone I like the idea of reading but t...She's someone I like the idea of reading but the bits I've read didn't quite settle the way I'd hoped. The books she mentions here do intrigue me though, and I love what Coffee House puts out (mostly, anyhow). Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-15777828008035910922019-04-18T20:03:19.202-04:002019-04-18T20:03:19.202-04:00Thanks for the mention of Oloomi--I'd never he...Thanks for the mention of Oloomi--I'd never heard of Call Me Zebra. I see the Toronto library has it. I'll have to try it.<br /><br />I haven't read any of Luiselli's fiction yet, but I figure I'll at least give it a try now.<br /><br />I have mixed feelings about experimental approaches to fiction. I like it to be in the service of story and/or characters. But sometimes it feels like it's done for the author and the author's coterie, to impress. For me, it's Sebald--yes, but Finnegan's Wake--no. reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694880585491590788.post-18356924865786945882019-04-18T17:32:17.013-04:002019-04-18T17:32:17.013-04:00I read Luiselli's "The Story of My Teeth&...I read Luiselli's "The Story of My Teeth" a couple of years ago for the Tournament of Books and really did not get it. <br /><br />I think her fiction is too disjointed and experimental for me. Maybe I would have better luck with her essays. :D <br /><br />After reading your review, I think you might like Call Me Zebra by Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi. It is absurdist fiction but she also name checks quite a few of the authors you listed as mentioned by Luiselli. :DRuthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.com