just read
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, by John Berendt for
what must be the 3rd or 4th time. such a book.
then last week ate up Ali Smith's incredible novel,
Hotel World.
what an imaginative playful writer she is. certainly my favourite of hers thus far,
though i've adored everything i've read by her. her writing style is utterly
unique. poetic. initially it can be a little intimidating and seem immutable
in some ways but i highly recommend her.
a couple of days ago i started
The Year My Family Unravelled,
a heartbreaking memoir by Cynthia Dearborn. a raw and real and
extremely moving portrait of a daughter attempting to navigate her way
through the storm of having her mother diagnosed w/ terminal cancer
and her father's steady decline in the throes of dementia.
close to home.