tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post8088211203697809138..comments2024-02-09T08:14:51.016-05:00Comments on ON THE VERGE: A Tale of Two 500-Page BooksJody Casellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-53380474251435167402016-02-01T19:30:25.468-05:002016-02-01T19:30:25.468-05:00Thanks! I will check this out. I love her stories-...Thanks! I will check this out. I love her stories--which is one of the reasons I bought the book in the first place. "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" is one of my favorites and one I taught for years. I can definitely see the short story form reflected in what I've read so far-- mostly just these slices of life from each of the dozens of characters. No real pattern or momentum to the overall arc-- at 25% in. But I press on! (I will NOT be making the veal!) Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-17659663521514529322016-02-01T19:23:59.658-05:002016-02-01T19:23:59.658-05:00You might be interested in Matt Kahn's review ...You might be interested in Matt Kahn's review of this:<br />http://www.kahnscorner.com/2014/02/1962-ship-of-fools-by-katherine-anne.html<br />He read it recently in his quest to read the #1 bestsellers from 1913 onward. This was the bestseller from 1962.<br />She was a great short-story writer, and it sounds like this novel's style was influenced by the short-story form.<br />(Also, of all things to make in an Indian-style curry, veal seems the most inappropriate!)Jennifer R. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408588432492354248noreply@blogger.com