tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post9086364973043614573..comments2024-03-28T00:47:44.556+08:00Comments on The Reading Life: "Diary of an Interesting Year" by Helen Simpson Pen/O. Henry Prize Stories-2011Mel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-58957304263519847162012-10-11T12:09:59.341+08:002012-10-11T12:09:59.341+08:00Valerie Sirr. Glad to hear you like her work
Nan...Valerie Sirr. Glad to hear you like her work<br /><br />Nancy. I sent you a link<br /><br />Buried in Print. The style of Simpson elevates her story above the ordinary. Thanks so much for your commentsMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-23655996542775046292012-10-11T08:34:33.210+08:002012-10-11T08:34:33.210+08:00Oh, my. Gulp. I had forgotten the title of this on...Oh, my. Gulp. I had forgotten the title of this one. But I read it. I definitely read it. I vividly remember exactly where I was sitting when I was reading it. And I have thought back to a scene in it many times since, but had lost track of the title, only recalled it was Simpson (because she writes astonishingly well). I'd agree that much of the plot is "standard" as you've said, but there is something about the way that she depicts a woman's experience of this situation that brought me to a new level of discomfort with the subject. Thanks for the reminder (I think). Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-18785197170678882532012-09-24T07:06:48.023+08:002012-09-24T07:06:48.023+08:00Do you have a link to where I can read this online...Do you have a link to where I can read this online? I haven't read anything by Simpson yet but then again my exposure to contemporary writers of short stories have been quite limited. It would be nice to read this one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09737139592218663969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-55456356628378707032012-09-24T04:30:37.928+08:002012-09-24T04:30:37.928+08:00I've read a lot of Simpson's work. I enjoy...I've read a lot of Simpson's work. I enjoy her wit, though this one is much darker. Interesting writer.valeriesirrhttp://www.valeriesirr.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com