Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Danse
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
Books Galore
Another Book Club Update!
I just finished reading A Boy's Own Story by Edmund White. Story is White's best-known work and the first volume of White's autobiographical-fiction series that continued with The Beautiful Room is Empty and ending with The Farewell Symphony, which I read this summer. The series describes White's life as a gay man from childhood to middle age. He is a faculty member at Brown and Princeton, and has won numerous literary awards. White's prose is often dense, but remarkably beautiful. The series can difficult to read, not only because of the density of White's writing, but because the story itself can be hard to swallow, especially when one considers the semi-autobiographical nature of the series. Personally, I prefer The Farewell Symphony to A Boy's Own Story, but they are both extraordinary reads.
I just finished reading A Boy's Own Story by Edmund White. Story is White's best-known work and the first volume of White's autobiographical-fiction series that continued with The Beautiful Room is Empty and ending with The Farewell Symphony, which I read this summer. The series describes White's life as a gay man from childhood to middle age. He is a faculty member at Brown and Princeton, and has won numerous literary awards. White's prose is often dense, but remarkably beautiful. The series can difficult to read, not only because of the density of White's writing, but because the story itself can be hard to swallow, especially when one considers the semi-autobiographical nature of the series. Personally, I prefer The Farewell Symphony to A Boy's Own Story, but they are both extraordinary reads.
I've now begun reading The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon by Tom Spanbauer. It was actually recommended to me buy a gentleman who was working at Borders in San Francisco when I was looking for A Boy's Own Story. The story is of a bisexual half-breed Native American boy growing up at the turn of the 20th century in the fictional town of Excellent, Idaho. The novel is written in dialect and the story is told almost entirely in flashback. It had a very positive reception when it was released in 1991, so I'm looking forward to reading it!
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Toi et Moi
Just thought I'd share my new favorite French song with you all. It's called Toi et Moi by Guillaume Grand, and it's fantastic. If this song doesn't make you want to fall in love with a French man, nothing will.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Thursday, November 25, 2010
The Mamas & the Papas
Here I am with my host parents, Xavier and Sophie, at Thanksgiving dinner! I have so much to be thankful for this year...
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