tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post6895230015846296066..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.786-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Books I Can't Wait to Read AgainSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-51213572224034382462011-10-03T17:41:45.168-05:002011-10-03T17:41:45.168-05:00Susan, this copy of Black Boy has been restored to...Susan, this copy of Black Boy has been restored to its original length - at the point that Wright let the Book of the Month Club editors do their thing on it. I've just started reading it again and haven't spotted anything "new" to me in the first 50 pages.<br /><br />I remember talking with you before about Andersonville and that you admire it as much as I do.<br /><br />The Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-12220393239322832242011-10-03T17:38:26.671-05:002011-10-03T17:38:26.671-05:00That's a good one, Ted. I always have that li...That's a good one, Ted. I always have that little fear in the back of my mind that a re-reading might ruin the book for me. Sot far, that has not really happened,but I've had a close call or two.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-6149723490333650052011-09-30T19:38:31.930-05:002011-09-30T19:38:31.930-05:00I want to get a proper copy of Black Boy and read ...I want to get a proper copy of Black Boy and read it. I've had failure twice recently: an abridged audiobook (beautifully read by Brock Peters, though, but hopelessly chopped) and a book full of Richard Wright snippets at my university library.<br /><br />Andersonville -- I know exactly what you mean. That book resonates with me so strongly. I'd read it again in a heartbeat if someone Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-77929979593484329142011-09-30T05:34:19.773-05:002011-09-30T05:34:19.773-05:00I know what you mean. I re-read The Year of Magic...I know what you mean. I re-read The Year of Magical Thinking yesterday and got so much from reading it again.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.com