tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222342276669735176.post2358991783100584458..comments2023-04-15T06:10:28.721-07:00Comments on 1330V: Leave me Alone, I'm ReadingVasillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08463689838763126048noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222342276669735176.post-73010705256901167022007-08-15T13:42:00.000-07:002007-08-15T13:42:00.000-07:00Oh I know just what you mean, Vasilly! I wanted t...Oh I know just what you mean, Vasilly! I wanted to like that book - I loved her commentaries on NPR and thought the books would reflect her ability to be concise and thoughtful and funny, all at the same time, but it was not. I, too, let it go. I gave it away, in fact, felling like a failure, but I know it's better to quit a book while the book is still intact rather than to continue reading it and tearing off small bits in frustration. (or something like that - i wouldn't ever really HURT a book).<BR/>I'm also so pleased about your comments on Without. My mother died at 45 - and I, too, had cancer; I could so identify with the pain and love and loss in this work. Donald Hall and Jane Kenyon were blessed with the gift of expressing themselves in poetry; my friends express themselves in their time and attention. You've given your friend Dana the gift of your love and friendship. We all do what we can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com