tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post8306418167825980588..comments2024-03-28T09:38:23.219-05:00Comments on Book Chase: The Faith of a WriterSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-57151327692951142272009-04-08T20:10:00.000-05:002009-04-08T20:10:00.000-05:00I'm really happy to see that you enjoyed this one,...I'm really happy to see that you enjoyed this one, Martha. Oates has been a favorite of mine since the '80s, but I can easily believe that she is an acquired taste for most readers - and that some never acquire the taste for her brutal fiction.<BR/><BR/>As for the blog, I decided to use a wider-screen format that would require less up and down scrolling to read a single article or post...do you Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-91766617270050713062009-04-08T18:17:00.000-05:002009-04-08T18:17:00.000-05:00Hey, Sam. I recently finished this little gem of a...Hey, Sam. I recently finished this little gem of a book and it redeemed JCO in my eyes (my only Oates experiences to date were Rape and The Tattooed Girl – the latter scared me a bit). What impressed me especially was how unaffected she seemed, how humble and willing to share her favorites. She’s able to put herself in context, unlike Margaret Atwood who often sounds like she IS the context. By Martahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280405902579925488noreply@blogger.com