Spoon River Anthology (Dover Thrift Editions)

by Edgar Lee Masters | Poetry |
ISBN: 0486272753 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingGoryDetailswing of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 2/17/2016
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Journal Entry 1 by wingGoryDetailswing from Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Wednesday, February 17, 2016
I've loved Masters' intricately entwined poem/epitaph cycle about the history of a small Midwestern town ever since I first read it, and was glad to find another release copy. Got this slim Dover softcover at a local goodwill thrift shop.

If you haven't read the Spoon River Anthology before, give it a try; each epitaph can stand alone, but as you read on you'll find that many of them refer to events described in others, and together they paint some fascinating - and often contradictory - pictures. It's a novel, it's a collection of poems, it's a mystery, it's a game {wry grin}! It's also haunting, funny, cruel, and hopeful by turns. Recommended! (There's a stage adaptation that I'd love to see some time.)

[There's a TV Tropes page on the book, with some entertaining tidbits.]

Journal Entry 2 by wingGoryDetailswing at Edgewood Cemetery in Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Released 8 yrs ago (3/1/2016 UTC) at Edgewood Cemetery in Nashua, New Hampshire USA

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

I left this book, bagged against the elements, hanging from a tree in the cemetery at around 3; hope the finder enjoys it!

*** Released as part of the 2016 Oh, the Places We Can Go release challenge. ***

*** Released as part of the 2016 Four Elements release challenge. ***

*** Released as part of the 2016 Wine+Food release challenge. ***

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