Sunday, May 11, 2008

Short suggestion letter?


recently I received 4 letters in the matter of two days. i do not care if two happened to be from my mother [one containing rilo kiely tickets (score) and swim goggles (not subtle hint to get in shape), and the other being my brothers graduation announcement (engraved, sweet, from the school of the purple on the river!)]
after a complete divergence from the topic i will bring you to one of the other letters i received. well it was more of a package, bag, what have you.

and inside was a book.
This book to be exact

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and with it came a quite fine envelope of black stationary, and inside this envelope was a note which read.

SAVOR THIS BOOK, IT IS BEAUTIFUL.
BEST WISHES, ----- ------

and here comes my personal plug for jonathan safran foer

HE IS PHENOMENAL, hands down one of the most enjoyable writers to read that has existed. I recently read Everything Is Illuminated and it was breath taking, and now I am just getting into Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, and all I have seen is greatness.

cunning linguist, he really gets how to write from a narrative perspective. and he doesnt stop there, he takes far reaching and very realistic subject matter and makes it surreal.
love this man
oh

ok containing myself

sorry that i took up so much blog with personal thoughts
i think it is because the letter is short

recap:
EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE is one person's means of survival. This is them sharing, literally sharing in sending me the book, the passion for life.

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