The Solace of Open Spaces
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Wyoming author writing on the Wyoming life. Very nice.
Off to Tom-M. Enjoy.
tbr
received from gebodogs in a slow-motion trade. ;-)
Mary, I'll get that cookbook to you soon, I promise!
received from gebodogs in a slow-motion trade. ;-)
Mary, I'll get that cookbook to you soon, I promise!
trade paperback
I have to confess I was disappointed. I found Ehrlich's writing to be dense and disturbing. Perhaps this was intended, I don't know. Her similes and metaphors were often jarring and much of the writing was closer to poetry than prose.
Also, and worse, we don't really see the author. Except in very rare instances, the world stops at here eyes. We see out but not into Ms. Ehrlich. Even when she writes about her wedding, all we see is the event, not the emotion. We do not even get a clear idea of who her husband is, not why she decided to marry him.
Life in Wyoming, as she describes it, is certainly difficult and the land is demanding. We are shown some of the beauty as well. That, at least, is nice.
The best part of the book is the chapter describing two native-american gatherings, a Sun Dance and a Crow festival. In these descriptions we get some idea of those peoples and their traditions. Ehrlich *can* write well and this chapter shines, once she lets go of her strained similes and metaphors. When her prose is lean it becomes powerful.
I have to confess I was disappointed. I found Ehrlich's writing to be dense and disturbing. Perhaps this was intended, I don't know. Her similes and metaphors were often jarring and much of the writing was closer to poetry than prose.
Also, and worse, we don't really see the author. Except in very rare instances, the world stops at here eyes. We see out but not into Ms. Ehrlich. Even when she writes about her wedding, all we see is the event, not the emotion. We do not even get a clear idea of who her husband is, not why she decided to marry him.
Life in Wyoming, as she describes it, is certainly difficult and the land is demanding. We are shown some of the beauty as well. That, at least, is nice.
The best part of the book is the chapter describing two native-american gatherings, a Sun Dance and a Crow festival. In these descriptions we get some idea of those peoples and their traditions. Ehrlich *can* write well and this chapter shines, once she lets go of her strained similes and metaphors. When her prose is lean it becomes powerful.
Journal Entry 5 by tom-m at Browns Mills Library in Browns Mills, New Jersey USA on Friday, June 18, 2004
Released on Friday, June 18, 2004 at Browns Mills Library in Browns Mills, New Jersey USA.
On top of pay phone in the lobby.
On top of pay phone in the lobby.
