On Reading Harrison after Ishiguro

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Margaritas on a secluded Mexican beach. I blow through Ishiguro’s The Buried Giant in a sitting or two. I’d grabbed it, albeit tentatively, at the airport, knowing that I admire Ishiguro but don’t like fantasy. Ultimately, what was going on beneath the surface of Arthurian dragons and ogres, was too easily recognizable. If you are going … Continue reading On Reading Harrison after Ishiguro

Personal Reflections on reading Tracy K. Smith’s autobiography Ordinary Light

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  I'm a reader who's getting harder to reach. I don't mean that it's difficult to impress me—I think what I find to be well written is, largely, what it always was. No, what I realized while reading Tracy K. Smith's autobiography Ordinary Light was that these days, sure, I read and admire, or dismiss, … Continue reading Personal Reflections on reading Tracy K. Smith’s autobiography Ordinary Light