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Title: INTRUSIONS by Ursula Hegi ISBN: 0-684-84481-8 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.89 (19 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Interesting insights into the life of a writer writing.
Comment: Hegi's work is often praised for the depth and variety of her characters. With Intrusions she provides a window into the processes that produce those characterizations.
The book revolves around an "unnamed" authors engagement in writing a new novel and how that process affects her life-as well as how living her life affects the development of her characters.
Her book characters are as much a part of her family life as are her husband and children; she has frequent interactions with them-at the grocery, while making dinner, and so on. The ongoing "conversations" are the basis not only for the development of the characters but also for the development of the story itself.
There has been some harsh criticism of this book based primarily, I suppose, on the somewhat mystical aspects of the interaction of the author and characters. Some fine this too surrealistic and some find it too contrived. One should remember, this is itself a work of fiction-not a memoir-and take it for what it is-literary device.
I found the book insightful. My only disappointment is that Hegi has never written the story in question. Having gotten to know the characters so well, I feel somewhat deprived not knowing how their story actually turned out!
If you ever even marginally contemplated the life of a writer, you'd enjoy this novel.
Rating: 5
Summary: What a great book!
Comment: This being my 5th Ursula Hegi book, I'm a bit biased. Ironically,it was the first I purchased.
Having read one chapter of this book I realized I liked the author's thought process and went out and bought her earlier works. Then I read them first. Odd, but there it is.
MANY VOICES:
This is a most unusual book. Not so much in the sense that the author addresses the reader and discusses plot lines and possiblities but that she also chronicles the "intrusions" of her own life into the writing process. As a Mom of teenagers, I remember the days of being thankful to go to work to eat lunch in peace. This is why young moms eat alone when given the opporturnity... But, I digress. Needless to say it is very much as story about Moms with young children trying to remember who they were before the kids.
YOU GET CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT FROM ALL DIRECTIONS:
Not only do you get character development for the characters by Ms. Hegi, the characters pitch in as well. It is an interesting dialogue when a character is arguing for his personality and winning. I found this unique book treatment and the lessons within it captivating. Anyone who has pondered their motivations and who they are can empathize with not only the characters in this book, but the author herself.
IF THIS WERE A MOVIE:
If this book were to be made into a movie, it would remind you of many of the situation dramas where multiple story lines intersect. However, this book has alternative story lines as well and even would-be pushy alternative writers!
BRAVO ONCE AGAIN TO MS. HEGI:
You have a convert. If you will write it, I will read it. Once again, she fills the pages with the information we all can relate to, wonder about and notice in the corner of our mind. A truly inspired book about an ordinary life.
Rating: 4
Summary: Write awhile in my shoes
Comment: I must admit that I bought this book on sale at a mark-down table. I had read Ursula's book,"Stones from the river" and enjoyed it and her style of writing. So when I happened upon this book I thought it would be a good filler. I didn't get to read for quite a while. I was a bit confused in the beginning but was soon found that I had found one of those treasures that you find every now and then. I have always said that a good writer can make you see what the character sees, hear what the character hears and feel all the emotion that the story brings. Ursula has taken it one step further. She brings the characters to life and winds her's around theirs. Even the thought of having a conversation with someone in the book while writing it is unheard of in any book I've read. In her "talks" with them she allows them to alter the story and even gives Megan, the title character a chance to write one of the chapters. The story doesn't lack because of this either. It is a great tale and very enjoyable reading. Originally written in 1981, it has been reprinted and should be enjoyed for years to come. This book would be a must if I were teaching a literary course.
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Title: SALT DANCERS by Ursula Hegi ISBN: 0684844826 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: FLOATING IN MY MOTHER'S PALM by Ursula Hegi ISBN: 0684854759 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 03 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Tearing the Silence : On Being German in America by Ursula Hegi ISBN: 068484611X Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 03 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Vision of Emma Blau : A Novel by Ursula Hegi ISBN: 0684872730 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 16 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Hotel of the Saints by Ursula Hegi ISBN: 0743227166 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 22 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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