tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post116840410106419913..comments2024-03-27T02:00:49.152-04:00Comments on Kate's Book Blog: Meeting the Story On Its Own TermsKate S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16897618197257393697noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1169035486517607702007-01-17T07:04:00.000-05:002007-01-17T07:04:00.000-05:00Wonderful post about coming at one piece of work f...Wonderful post about coming at one piece of work from several angles--I've gone through this as well. Every so often I re-read Salinger's novella <I>Raise High the Roofbeam, Carpenters</I> to renew what I've gotten from it earlier, to re-consider its formation, and to enjoy again.<BR/><BR/>The deaf mute's cigar, left behind "by way of explanation" always makes me smile, and the novella still has a puzzle or two for me. But mostly I read of that lost 1940s world of Manhattan and love the story's conflict and the narrator's predicament all over again.<BR/><BR/>Nice post on Hemingway. I liked <I>Moveable Feast</I> more than you, but part of my appreciation is reading into it his jealousy of Fitzgerald. I think F Scott was capable of so much more, and Hemingway knew, so reacted competitively. <BR/><BR/>I think a lot of his personna was compensation for having a writer's sensitivity; all his american male training was to react to any threat with force. <BR/><BR/>As sad as that is on a personal level, the pressure it created in him, and the slow, perfected release of that pressure, gave us some wonderful fiction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1168655158410408022007-01-12T21:25:00.000-05:002007-01-12T21:25:00.000-05:00I, too, studied this in a college creative writing...I, too, studied this in a college creative writing class, where one of our exercises was to write a story in this style. The prof read my story to the class, but looking back, it was a terribly cliched piece! Still, it was a helpful experience and I found the Hemingway story quite thought-provoking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1168557040639011202007-01-11T18:10:00.000-05:002007-01-11T18:10:00.000-05:00What an excellent blog. I love your format. Very...What an excellent blog. I love your format. Very well-written and insightful! I will definately come back to read more! Great job!Kagemushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03985000233636586296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1168437471872006072007-01-10T08:57:00.000-05:002007-01-10T08:57:00.000-05:00Oh, this is my all-time favourite short story, by,...Oh, this is my all-time favourite short story, by, well anyone. And I read it pretty much the same way that you did: first in high school, then in a creative writing class, and then over and over again years later in grad school because I needed an escape from Victorian literature. <BR/><BR/>We were just in Cuba and went to see Hemingway's house -- the oddest thing about it? He wrote his weight day after day on the bathroom walls. <BR/><BR/>And it's funny, I still think about that story from time to time wondering if it even matters what happened between the two. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and did you ever see the strange short film adaptation with Melanie Griffith?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1168418483243421272007-01-10T03:41:00.000-05:002007-01-10T03:41:00.000-05:00Can you believe I've never read any Hemingway? Loo...Can you believe I've never read any Hemingway? Looking forward to this story, Kate, and helped along so much by your lovely post here.litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.com