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Kate Merriman has commented on (6) products
Zone One
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Colson Whitehead
Kate Merriman
, August 07, 2012
If you were to say to me, "Hey, Kate, I suggest you read a post-apocalyptic zombie novel," I would have a) laughed b) explained that I wasn't laughing AT you, but at how unlikely it was that I'd ever get to a zombie novel when so many enticing non-gimmicky and rich novels awaited me and then c) tried to think of a zombie joke to ease the awkward tension between us. So what the heck happened here? I seem to have read this book and then given it five stars? That naughty monkey Terry Gross is to blame. Her interview on Fresh Air convinced me that Colson Whitehead had some amazing writing chops and that the subject was something I should not allow to deter me. I agree with an earlier reviewer that although this book is not long, it bears slow and careful reading and that the beauty of the sentences is densely packed. The sense of humor feels freshly minted and the main character's ruminations on how all of his photographs and emails and memories are lost in "the cloud" of the (now destroyed) Internet was especially topical. I love how Colson frames his "hero" as the individual whose skills hadn't been so rewarded in the pre-apocalyptic world but are exactly what is needed for surviving this fictional world's zombie plague. I was also intrigued that initially Colson had wanted to write the "black Day of the Dead" or "black Zombie Apocalypse" but then ultimately didn't emphasize race in Zone One. But I also wanted to see what kind of zombie novel an African American writer would create. Beautifully written and can't wait to check out The Intuitionist.
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Finding Pegasus
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Terry Church
Kate Merriman
, August 07, 2012
If you'd like to experience what it would be like to go back in time and work directly with the now-passed Tom Dorrance, this book is for you. Terry takes the time to set the scene and let us walk in those shoes so that I can perfectly imagine the master at work and start soaking up some of his wisdom. I would love to wave a magic wand and change the narrator to a first-person account since the third-person narrator seemed somewhat off and stilted. But the experiences the author shares are so specific and clearly described that I found great value in most of this writing and could easily overlook some parts that seemed overwrought.
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1Q84
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Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin, Philip Gabriel
Kate Merriman
, January 19, 2012
Beautiful and engaging blend of Murakami's intellectualism and dream-like complexity with enough mystery and clever pacing to keep me up way too late to find out what will happen next! Or in other words, good think-y stuff matched well with "feet on the ground" action! And truly an original story with characters I want to spend time with.
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Bright Before Us
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Katie Arnold Ratliff, Tin House Books
Kate Merriman
, May 11, 2011
There were some very interesting and compelling things going on in this little book, and I had read glowing blurbs about it, having received this as part of the monthly "Indiespensable" program. The good: wonderful sense of place, interesting plot, intriguing working of threads of the story back and forth. The distractingly not-good: I just could not accept the narrator's voice as that of a young straight man. The floaty, self-indulgent and weepy interior tone kept telling me that either a) I was supposed to be understanding my narrator and protagonist as unlikeable or b) the young author couldn't convey a male voice. So, a little disappointing after all the hype.
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Faithful Place
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Tana French
Kate Merriman
, January 01, 2011
Tana French's books continue to be completely absorbing and insightful, rich and twisty, full of fascinating and well-developed characters. I never want to leave the world she creates, despite all the human frailty she artfully reveals to us.
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Illustrated Life Drawing Inspiration from the Private Sketchbooks of Artists Illustrators & Designers
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Danny Gregory
Kate Merriman
, January 01, 2010
This book opened my eyes to all the ways I could use a sketchbook and encouraged me to get the creative juices flowing again. A real gift to my artistic spirit!
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