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Personal experiences, scientific studies, mythological runners and races. It was hard to read because every few pages I was inspired to go out for a run. If you run, you'll love it. If you don't run, you soon will.
Despite occasional horrific violence, Walter Mosely, in the person of Socrates Fortlow, shares truths we all need to recognize. And he makes it go down easy.
Wallace was clearly a tortured artist, a great talent. A huge complex of interwoven stories told by myriad voices in sentences that sometimes span whole pages, but that make easy sense. It was great fun to read. Beware that you will need to set aside a month or two. It's worth it.
Combining descriptions like James Lee Burke, albeit of the tidal flats rather than the Bayou, phrasing to match Richard Powers, characters reminiscent of John Irving's, and the story telling power of Norman McClean, Jim Lynch's The Highest Tide is a very good beginning. We want some more.
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Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen (Vintage) by Christopher McDougall
Peter Young, September 2, 2011
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Peter Young, April 6, 2011
Despite occasional horrific violence, Walter Mosely, in the person of Socrates Fortlow, shares truths we all need to recognize. And he makes it go down easy.Infinite Jest: A Novel by David Foster Wallace
Peter Young, January 2, 2011
Wallace was clearly a tortured artist, a great talent. A huge complex of interwoven stories told by myriad voices in sentences that sometimes span whole pages, but that make easy sense. It was great fun to read. Beware that you will need to set aside a month or two. It's worth it.The Highest Tide by Jim Lynch
Peter Young, June 27, 2008
Combining descriptions like James Lee Burke, albeit of the tidal flats rather than the Bayou, phrasing to match Richard Powers, characters reminiscent of John Irving's, and the story telling power of Norman McClean, Jim Lynch's The Highest Tide is a very good beginning. We want some more.(13 of 22 readers found this comment helpful)