Ordained Buddhist monastic.
Incorrigible bibliophile.
Novice shutterbug.
Aspiring practitioner.
Coffee-lover.
I am glad she is an incorrigible bibliophile. She read the book in the air between Seoul and New Haven, finishing up with her feet safely planted on the ground. Thank you, Seonjoon (and DeathZen!)
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I'm wasn't entirely sure what to expect when I started @marlyyoumans' A Death at the White Camellia Orphanage, but it surely wasn't this:
Seonjoon @seon_joon A contemporary American epic, tenderly and piercingly rendered, resonant with the rhythms of the American south.
The novel's language is lush without excess, a rare feat, and characters are brought to life with deft surety. My favorite read so far year.
Seonjoon @seon_joon @marlyyoumans But #ADeathattheWhiteCamilliaOrphanage was fabulous. Finished it afternoon. Looking forward to your book this summer!
Death Zen @DeathZen @seon_joon As well you should! :) Seriously, who else could write such a strong book review in two sentences?! @marlyyoumans
Seonjoon @seon_joon @marlyyoumans But #ADeathattheWhiteCamilliaOrphanage was fabulous. Finished it afternoon. Looking forward to your book this summer!Death Zen @DeathZen @seon_joon As well you should! :) Seriously, who else could write such a strong book review in two sentences?! @marlyyoumans
Wow is all I have to say! And all that after reading the book on a plane! Clearly a strong reviewer.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate her! Just ducked inside--lots of helicopters coming in for the Obama visit to Cooperstown...
Delete"Enjoy" the POTUS invasion. Whatever the occasion for his visit, I suspect everyone there is overjoyed at the disruptions.
DeleteWell, my youngest enjoyed getting out of school early... He walked down and stared at the shenanigans. I weeded. Could see the protestors--mostly anti-fracking and anti-Keystone. Evidently some pro-fracking people were there as well. The POTUS never appeared outside--whipped in the back, talked for 40 minutes, and whipped out again. Going to go weed some more.
DeleteThat is special proof again that writers (and the rest of us) -- like Blanche DuBois -- do well to rely upon the kindness of strangers, especially when their kindness is lush without excess. But, giving it more thought, I wonder how the world of social media has altered the notion of "stranger."
ReplyDeleteYes, one can thank people immediately and directly in a way that was not possible before.
DeleteI am always grateful when people I don't know in person are so kind as to help spread the news, that is certain.
Wow to the good things in social media! I read some of her blog in the days when she was in a Buddhist monastery, in Korea I think. She took gorgeous photos of the female monastic life. Eventually was ordained. (Hope I've got the same person...I don't use twitter.)
ReplyDeleteYes, I think that's the one... She's a big reader, and commented on "Thaliad" earlier.
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