M. Sarki's Blog: Mewl House - Posts Tagged "memoir"

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I have read some very good books already in the year of 2012. I have been introduced to fantastic writers I cannot say enough good things about. Jenny Erpenbeck is the best. The biographies of Paul Hendrickson are second to none. Robert Walser, when translated by Susan Bernofsky, also cannot be beaten. But for my money the most fun I've had in a very long time, certainly at least in 2012, goes to Lee Klein with this "book" of his that refuses to be pigeon-holed into any genre. I have reviewed it here for those of you interested in finding out why I think so highly of this newly-discovered writer for me, and why we could be friends.

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Blood Horses: Notes of a Sportswriter's Son by John Jeremiah Sullivan

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


A most amazing and brilliant work. I was totally surprised. The first half of Pulpheads prepared me for the reading of this masterpiece. Thank goodness my stubborn refusal to have a try at it did not prevail and a brighter mind prevailed. My total review is here:

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Otherwise Known as the Human Condition: Selected Essays and Reviews by Geoff Dyer

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


For those of us so hungry for more David Foster Wallace that we begin to believe that Jonathan Lethem might be a satisfactory replacement stop it right now. This fellow Dyer is the real deal, or if he is not the real deal, he is very very close. If good writing is what you are looking for then this is the guy. If personality in the writing matters, as it must for any DFW fan, then Dyer has it in spades. It simply comes down to if you like him or not. And I do. For a more thorough and honest look at the selected work of Geoff Dyer go here:

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Out of Sheer Rage: Wrestling With D.H. Lawrence by Geoff Dyer

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I, again, am very grateful to goodreads.com for leading me to this fine writer, Geoff Dyer. I am also now interested in John Berger and D.H. Lawrence because of it. I wrote my review here:

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Local Wonders: Seasons in the Bohemian Alps by Ted Kooser

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


Oh god, what did I ever think? I believe I have a contrary opinion here:

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U and I: A True Story by Nicholson Baker

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


A little too much for my tastes. Is it possible the dude has low self-esteem? That he is a bit of a poseur? I write about the book here and I would love for you to read about it:

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Hammerklavier by Yasmina Reza

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Yasmina Reza does it again!!! My review can be read in total here:

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Inscriptions for Headstones by Matthew Vollmer

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Five stars at least in goodreads terms is supposed to mean "amazing" which is exactly what this bit of work is. I wish I would have been the one to write this book. But I wasn't and the good news is Vollmer is young enough to give us more of this sort of quality he has set himself the bar for. Three cheers for Matthew Vollmer. I explain myself more personally here:

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