Essentially, before I read a story, I’m in a stat…
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
by
George Saunders
Feb. 10, 2021 - Feb. 12, 2021
(read/writing-advice)
Saunders, G. (2021). A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life. Hardcover.
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here comes the story, and I am slightly undone
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an incremental change in the state of a mind
Still, I often find myself constructing rationale…
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no one sees anything wrong with it
“Alyosha’s pathetic fate moves us to pity,” Clare…
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we can reduce all of writing to this
We can reduce all of writing to this: we read a l…
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we export fragments of ourselves
Ivan’s speech is the stuff of an excellent essay:…
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We Begin
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In The Cart
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Afterthought #1
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The Singers
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The Darling
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Master and Man
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The Nose
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Gooseberries
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Alyosha the Pot
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We End
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Appendices
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