Oh I wonder if you're the same Kirsten who just read the Yiyun Li essay collection and mentioned me in your IG post? I'm looking forward to getting more into Forgottenness.
Oh man. Bad literary theory junk we had to read and pretend was interesting in grad school. It takes me back! I reread The Stone Diaries for Remember December and it was wonderful. I love your pretty edition of Sense and Sensibility.
I re-read The Stone Diaries this year and really loved it. Did not remember much about it so it was like a new book. I need to get to Brotherless Night soon ( it won the Wome’s Prize and the Carol Shields prize) .
Thanks for the notice of my edition! The intro needs a revision but the novel holds up, in my completely unbiased opinion!! Plot ensues, yes, but more significant will be the characters you encounter.
My copy of The Stone Diaries is on the shelf. I’ve never finished it. I’ve only read about 20%. I highly recommend The Coast Road by Alan Murrin The only Carol Shields I’ve read and like is Unless
If you are interested to do Forgotteness as a buddy read, please let me know. I have it on my shelf translated into German. I've read another book by this author which I absolutely loved.
I'll check back with you when I've finished Forgottenness, which likely won't be until the end of the year or early next. We could have a recorded or unrecorded Zoom chat about it. I have no room in my life for additional, conventional buddy reads, alas. 😀
