NOW THAT'S A BOOK STORE! (bookshop santa cruz!) & (encore! amor towles!)
still so many firsts in my mid 50's: like, that was my very first time inside bookshop santa cruz. 5 stars! michelin quality! and then, fun to learn that not only do i share a birthday with the NFL Superbowl, but with this book store too
1966 -obviously a spectacular year.
skipping lots here i will catch up on later, but.. while in capitola;
-look at this
sharing and pointing to a page inside amor towles the lincoln highway. finally! punctuation has evolved! -has this been going on for a while now? -and i am just now noticing?
-well, whenever it started I LOVE IT! it reads so clean. gone with those unnecessary " " all over the page, and those equally unnecessary, she said/he saids with.. a quizzical look, or with a sarcastic tone..
basic writing lesson from forever ago: show; don't tell. utterly refreshing! /had to learn more.
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how do you pronounce amor towles name anyway? google for an interview to hear someone else pronounce it..
very helpful! thank you seth,
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and now, -i would never proactively email an author to point out a typo, or an error of any kind within a story really,
it is ONLY because in the interview with seth, amor INVITES his readers to provide such feedback, and then mentioned that some of the feedback is applied after the hardcover.. and is reflected in the soft cover additions.
and it is ONLY because, i had just.. i had very recently read, and then re-read these couple pages inside the lincoln highway.. like, -something is not working here; am i reading this wrong?
and so i went back to figure out if during the radio commercial scenes, the boys had switched from listening to commercials on the radio, to discussing commercials they had -seen- on tv..
three times it took me.. read.. no go back... re-read...
and, well, it is my opinion that
it's in his use of the word -appeared- and then i read back a little further... 3 sons arrive for supper (audio only.. are they saying, 3 sons each arrive with guests.. ? ) i tried to hear what the audio commercial would sound like..
do you sometimes spend too much time on a small thing that doesn't matter at all in the bigger picture?
obviously you are not alone. -appeared lined up on the counter ? in wooly's imagination?
but i caught myself spending too much time. i mean, i was even like, "oh! i know what happened.. when amor did the Chef Boy-Ar-Dee research he rewatched the actual tv commercial, and wrote without translating it back into audio/radio only. of course!
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and then i'd convince myself the problem is with my reading of it, and not the writing of it...
-then, or.. this is the last time i'm going to try and figure this out -it doesnt matter
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a part of me even wanted to go research the radio commercial.
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the better part of me, just kept on reading.. and reading... and reading... and smiling, and wondering.. and enjoying the craft, the characters, the settings, the cadence, the unfolding, the masterful way amor towles organizes and edits
brilliant!
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was sharing with a neighbor friend about purchasing this book. we have both already read and were both thoroughly knocked out by a gentleman in moscow
-i'm afraid of being disappointed -that's why i havent read it
i'm sure a million great authors are familiar with that philosophy from their audience. a million great musicians.. a million great actors.. a million greats in general
following up on a huge success, will everyone just be let down?
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-NO- you will not be let down, -so pick this book up.
that's my book review of the lincoln highway by amor towles
save only this: several friends, all who have read and loved a gentleman in moscow:
-is it even better?
-NO- it is equal to!
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Sandra, can you give us some ideas of what we can get you for Christmas?
-YES-
i'd sure love to add Rules of Civility; Gentleman in Moscow; The Lincoln Highway to my personally inscribed book collection!
IF i read his website correctly, it is in Rules of Civility, (which i have not yet read) that this evolved, very clean, new punctuation style first appears. As in, Amor Towles is the actual originator of it; first to publish in this evolved format
of course i want that in my library! -awesome!
Dear Sexy Santa Husband...
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God loves a good book, yes & amen.
posted by SANDRA HARRISON KAY @ 12:03 PM
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