I will be interested to hear what you think of Huck, James, and Neurotribes. I recently read and liked Unmasking Autism, and Neurotribes was quoted often.
It took a second look to spy that Ross Gay book of poetry. Love that book–it has one of the most beautiful covers, and his poem about a fig tree spurred me to try writing poetry!
The poem you mention is beautiful; his writing appears to be effortless — part of its genius, I suppose.
Both my daughter and I think Neurotribes is terrific (agile prose and documentation of his research); we’re learning and discussing, our highest praise.
I think we become better or at least more experienced readers as we age, so AofHF struck me as a much more “important” book this time through. Does that make sense? Complementing it with James (which Biblioracle led me to (and you, of course, led me to Biblioracle)) was powerful. If American identity is rooted in words, language, and the stories we tell about ourselves, James, with language and identity at its center, certainly challenges the American narrative. Let me know what you think. And good to hear from you!
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I will be interested to hear what you think of Huck, James, and Neurotribes. I recently read and liked Unmasking Autism, and Neurotribes was quoted often.
It took a second look to spy that Ross Gay book of poetry. Love that book–it has one of the most beautiful covers, and his poem about a fig tree spurred me to try writing poetry!
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The poem you mention is beautiful; his writing appears to be effortless — part of its genius, I suppose.
Both my daughter and I think Neurotribes is terrific (agile prose and documentation of his research); we’re learning and discussing, our highest praise.
I think we become better or at least more experienced readers as we age, so AofHF struck me as a much more “important” book this time through. Does that make sense? Complementing it with James (which Biblioracle led me to (and you, of course, led me to Biblioracle)) was powerful. If American identity is rooted in words, language, and the stories we tell about ourselves, James, with language and identity at its center, certainly challenges the American narrative. Let me know what you think. And good to hear from you!
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