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Maggie Nelson recommended To the Lighthouse in Books (curated)

To the Lighthouse

Virginia Woolf | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

6.4

(5 Ratings)

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"As far as the modernists go, this is neck and neck with Beckett for number ten (that’s cheating, I know), but Woolf must win. Like Baldwin, Woolf has made many a top 10 list, but again, there’s a reason: I know of no more gut-wrenching, soaring prose about shared consciousness, mortality and water. Truly a book for the cradle to the grave."

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Edmund White recommended Swann's Way in Books (curated)

"In the last ten years this magnum opus has eclipsed Ulysses as the most influential novel of the 20th century. Proust is wonderfully companionable, his analyses of passion and snobbism and the corroding effect of time are devastating, but despite his philosophical gloom his rich, intelligent prose is exhilarating. He and George Eliot are the most intelligent of all authors."

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Richard Serra recommended On Grief and Reason in Books (curated)

On Grief and Reason

Joseph Brodsky | 2021

(0 Ratings)

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"“Grief and Reason” is the book I most often return to. It contemplates death as it has been presented in prose and poetry over the ages. The book continually asks the question of whether loss creates a sense of self or destroys it. It also poses the question of whether loss or mourning can bring forth a new artistic language."

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Her Last Flight in Books

Oct 5, 2020

Her Last Flight

Beatriz Williams | 2020 | Fiction & Poetry, History & Politics

10.0

(1 Ratings)

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No, this isn't a novel based on the life of the famous Aviatrix Amelia Earhart, but it certainly feels like that story inspired this one. Between that and Williams' sparkling prose, is it any wonder I gave it a full 5/5 stars? Take a look at my #bookreview here to read more.

https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2020/06/30/perseverance-and-survival/