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Title: Suspicious River by Laura Kasischke ISBN: 0-395-86002-4 Publisher: Mariner Books Pub. Date: 18 June, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Work
Comment: I read a review, one of the short reviews in the in the New Yorker that are more descriptive than judgemental, many years ago. I only remembered it was intriguing but I bought it recently and read it on this vacation (I am in Mexico as I write). I agree with some reviews that have compared it with Joyce Carol Oates but I would also throw in some other gritty books; Laplante's Cold Shoulder (she wrote the original scripts for the hit TV show Prime Suspect) and Amis' Night Train. The book alternates between the rugged life the central character lives today and her tortured past that continues to haunt her. And yes, have we discussed that she is a poet? I don't have an background in literature and I don't really know anything about poetry (though some of my best friends are poets) but it would appear as though poets do have an excellent command of our language and can use it to great advantage. So if you like grit and you like a talented writer please check this out.
I wanted to point out that Ms. Kasischke spoke at the 1999 Michigan Writers Series. Her discussion of this book and some of her poetry can be found via a search for the Michigan State University Libraries.
Rating: 5
Summary: tough
Comment: i read this book about four years aGo -- picked it up in the NYU library on my lunch break, and it's stayed in my head ever since. tough, uncompromisinG, perfect. really want to read more from laura kasischke.
Rating: 5
Summary: A haunting story
Comment: Although I finished this book several months ago the story of Leila's life has stayed with me. This book is full of haunting dialogue, rich descriptions, interesting characters. Truly writing at its best! I adore books by Laura Kasischke and wish there were more novels by this amazing author.
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Title: The Art of the Lathe: Poems by B. H. Fairchild ISBN: 1882295161 Publisher: Alice James Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: The Life Before Her Eyes by Laura Kasischke ISBN: 0156027127 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: 11 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Jesus' Son: Stories by Denis Johnson ISBN: 0060975776 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 December, 1993 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Fire & Flower: Poems by Laura Kasischke ISBN: 1882295218 Publisher: Alice James Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Early Occult Memory Systems of the Lower Midwest: Poems by B. H. Fairchild ISBN: 0393050963 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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