Joan commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
I am reading this right now! I'm at page 90 something so creeping nervously towards that shattering event. I'm very much engaged with it so far but can't make a judgement till I know the whole story,...
View ArticleSarah commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
This has got excellent reviews, I will have to see for myself. Off the top of my head, some wonderful father-son books are The Warden by Anthony Tollope, Father and Son by Edmund Goose, Letter to his...
View ArticleCheryl Collins commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
You've made me want to read it, since there is a traumatic suicide in my own past, and I normally avoid anything with suicide in like the plague this is an achievement in itself- it will need to wait...
View ArticleWilliam Rycroft commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
I really loved this book as you'll see from my review, particularly Sukkwan Island. To make a couple of left-field suggestions for father/son reading I'll mention Chris Ware's graphic novel Jimmy...
View ArticleWilliam Rycroft commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
sorry, my thoughts on Legend are here: http://justwilliamsluck.blogspot.com/2009/09/father-after-all-is-lot-for-thing-to-be.html
View ArticleLinda W commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
I've been in two minds whether or not to read this, but maybe I will after all. And, I know I shouldn't be influenced by this, but I LOVE the cover!
View ArticleErika commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
I know that I won't read this but want to mention a book that was of immense support to me when my first husband died suddenly and shockingly from an unsuspected brain tumor(hospitalized on Friday,...
View ArticleJoan commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
Well, I just got to it and am now glassy eyed and also out of my hammock. My lips are sealed. It is a wonderfully well written book. I searched my shelves as promised and while I didn't come up with...
View ArticleSimon (Savidge Reads) commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
I have this on the TBR as at our last book group Kimbofo gave me a copy! I have to say the fact that this packs such a shocking punch in the middle only makes me even more desperate to read it! This...
View ArticleLaura commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
I know I shan't read this - but it sounds immensely moving and has obviously gripped you DGR. And I am wafting oxygen to you form your long trek up the mountains - well done all round! Now then, just a...
View Articledovegreyreader commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
Thanks for these suggestions Sarah. I have the lovely old Pan edition of The Shiralee with that beautiful cover, thanks for the reminder. Cheryl, leave it a while:-) William I'm a huge fan of graphic...
View Articledovegreyreader commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
Thanks William, I'll take a look.
View Articledovegreyreader commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
Kirsty,I wonder is it something publishers take into account or is it all about getting the book out there and perhaps risk putting a few people off on the way? It's a book I'd love to sit in a room...
View ArticleKirsty commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
This email account is now inactive. Please forward your email to kirsty.mchugh@gmail.com. Many thanks Kirsty
View Articledovegreyreader commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
Erika I do think everyone brings their own experiences to a book like this and to their reading in general and as you know there are some subjects I just can't bring myself to tackle too. Thank you for...
View ArticleAndrea commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
Legend of a Suicide is my book of the year. I read the proof over a month ago and I was so distressed by the twist that I _still_ think about it. It's a book I've recommended to everyone I know who...
View Articledovegreyreader commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
Joan,sorry you're out of your hammock too and it occurred to me today, so here we are several weeks on and I'm STILL thinking about this book...but that shock moment somehow mirrors for the reader the...
View Articledovegreyreader commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
Andrea I'm certainly going to read it again and I have a feeling it will make my best books of the year list.
View Articledovegreyreader commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
Bless dear old Miss Marple Simon, she'd have had her hands full sorting out this one:-)
View Articledovegreyreader commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
Laura, don't despair there are some nice ones coming up...I think you'll be OK for the rest of the week now...perhaps give next Monday a miss:-)It's interesting that I don't really know properly what's...
View ArticleWilliam Rycroft commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
If you do give Jimmy Corrigan a go may I suggest that you avail yourself of a copy of the hardback, the dustjacket itself is a fold-out wonder.
View ArticleKris W commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
Out Chasing Horses by Per Petterson has a beautifully complex father-son relationship at its heart.
View ArticleJoan commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
I don't think I meant 'safer' dgr. I think I meant 'better'. By being freed by your imagination from the constraints of literal, actual events. you can get to a deeper level of 'the truth'. I think...
View ArticleKirsty commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
Ooh, something went odd when you replied to my comment. Look, there's my auto-reply from my old email account... Weird.
View ArticleErika commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
Father and son books? The two which come instantly to mind are both classics: Edmund Gosse's "Father and Son" and Samuel Butler's "The Way of All Flesh". Both are guaranteed to make the reader's blood...
View Articlenixxi commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
I have just finished the book and am a little perplexed. Clearly everyone else on this forum has a vast knowledge of english lit that is beyond me. I enjoy reading and always have, but find myself, for...
View Articledovegreyreader commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
nixxi, thank you for finding us and you may find it helpful to read an interview on here with David Vann in which he explains the book and that part in more detail...
View ArticleHarry commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
Interesting to read you're take on this book. I read the UK version of this book (I understand the US version has a different cover + cover blurb), of which the back cover reads, "Roy is still young...
View Articlekimbofo commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
Oh, I fell out of my hammock too. I'll never look at a sleeping bag the same way again! ;-) Oh, my review is here: http://kimbofo.typepad.com/readingmatters/2009/10/legend-of-a-suicide-by-david-vann.html
View ArticleKirsty commented on 'Legend of a Suicide by David Vann'
I have been slightly wary about reading this purely because of the amount of hype it has had. When something is pushed that hard I always rather pessimistically assume that it'll never live up to its...
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