Posted by Noa on March 1, 2000, at 9:10:32
In reply to Books (wasRe: PLEASE JUST TELL ME WHAT TO DO), posted by vesper on March 1, 2000, at 8:52:12
One of my favorite authors is Paul Auster. What a mind that guy has.
Has anyone read his work?
For lighter fare, try Man of the House by Stephen McCauley.
Of course, I haven't read a novel in who knows how long, because it is hard to focus and not have my anxiety interfere with my reading every two seconds, which makes me have to reread everthing a zillion times, or because I just don't have the mental energy to process what I am reading. I like to keep volumes of short stories around the house, and sometimes, I do manage to pick one up, and look for a piece that is, indeed, short. Shorter stuff suits me better when I am not in my "reading mode" which comes and goes every few months or so. Magazines like The New Yorker are good for that, too, especially when there is some short fiction in it.
(I don't subscribe--another expense I can't handle. Occasionally, my therapist lets me take an older New Yorker issue home when there is something in it that interests me. I also read it when visiting my folks)
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