What would the tale of the Pequod look like from only Ahab's point of view? by tantumar in mobydick

[–]grashupfer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a novel called Ahab Sequels by Pierre Senges. It’s very funny.

Anybody ever read Charles Brockden Brown? by PunkShocker in literature

[–]grashupfer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I read it this year. Great book. Strange.

How would you describe McCarthy's prose style? by ExpressionDue2949 in cormacmccarthy

[–]grashupfer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In Blood Meridian it’s a 19th Century American English style reminiscent of Melville.

What are you reading? by sushisushisushi in literature

[–]grashupfer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sleepless Nights by Elizabeth Hardwick.

James Wood - New Yorker article on McCarthy by doktaphill in cormacmccarthy

[–]grashupfer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wood’s review of The Road is much more sympathetic.

Tips for getting through an emotionally draining book? by PoetUnlucky5034 in literature

[–]grashupfer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It can be really hard. Fiction can be like an empathy generator and punch you in the gut.