tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post2138283468966228955..comments2024-03-26T21:25:46.348+11:00Comments on Living Life Twice: Slice of Life Story Challenge -Reading Slow and DeepAlan j Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-14428616941995265812012-03-06T14:48:32.792+11:002012-03-06T14:48:32.792+11:00This is on my tbr pile. Books that make you savor ...This is on my tbr pile. Books that make you savor the language are the best.Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-86763212517992847292012-03-06T12:12:23.079+11:002012-03-06T12:12:23.079+11:00I love it when I find a book with language I want ...I love it when I find a book with language I want to emulate. Your writing is that to me.elsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348895330633879894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-50041737422529767572012-03-06T11:39:20.191+11:002012-03-06T11:39:20.191+11:00I, too, read this book when I first moved to Virgi...I, too, read this book when I first moved to Virginia quite a few years ago. I agree with Ruth that I need to reread it like a writer- I was too enchanted the first time.<br />DianeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-30467847980447725922012-03-06T11:08:03.614+11:002012-03-06T11:08:03.614+11:00"It's like exploring for treasure and fin..."It's like exploring for treasure and finding plenty," loved that part at the end.Betsy Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492340502962987362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-48470670065315154872012-03-06T05:58:54.298+11:002012-03-06T05:58:54.298+11:00I love it when I find a book that makes me slow do...I love it when I find a book that makes me slow down to get a hold of the craft. I think I'll have to get my hands on a copy of this one. <br />RuthRuth Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691244229499772525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-70158884104068962302012-03-05T21:43:52.691+11:002012-03-05T21:43:52.691+11:00Me too! I remember seeing Annie Dillard reading a...Me too! I remember seeing Annie Dillard reading at the 92nd St Y years ago and falling in love with her words and her eccentric way of looking at the world and then years later one of her essays showed up on an ELA essay exam. I was in heaven, I'm not sure the kids felt the same way. <br />LOVE HER! I 'm right with you Linda and Alan,<br />BonnieBKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973593425566621090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-18775195357330074522012-03-05T17:39:31.539+11:002012-03-05T17:39:31.539+11:00I have read this a long while ago & remember l...I have read this a long while ago & remember loving it, but lately I've read A Writing Life & have used parts of it as mentor texts for my students. She tells good stories, even if just about caterpillars in heaps. Thanks for reminding about slow reading!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com