Friends of the Library Used Book Sale Score

[create_destiny]

Total Spent: $13.25

P.S. Yes, I am addicted to buying used books. No, I haven't read all the books I last posted a photo of. Yes, I'm still on a short story kick (in theory). No, Mary Karr's memoir is not a short story. Yes, I do get easily distracted and yes, I do have too many damn books. Do you want to make something of it? We could, you know, because I'm just doing laundry right now and waiting for Family Guy to start, so I've got like, five hours.

Comments

[createdestiny.livejournal.com]

I haven't read any of Mary Karr's poetry but I'm so looking forward to it.

I've read Amy Hempel's Reasons to Live and found it to be wonderful stuff.

I've read some Raymond Carver and meh, I'm not sure I understand his appeal.

Pam Houston---I love her but I haven't read any of her novels or short stories.

Alice Munro---tried her once, but not really hard. I will try her again.

[sardonic-artery.livejournal.com]

Reasons to Live is my favorite fiction book, period.

I wasn't too down with Pam Houston's novel, but her shorts are great. Some call her a female response to Hemingway. I'm going to be seeing her again at a writers conference soon.

Alice Munro is hit and miss.

Raymond Carver is odd. The stories don't seem that good, but they have a way of sticking with you. I wrote on one such story here (8/13/06):
http://sardonic-artery.livejournal.com/78469.html