Re: JCO:An Encounter with the Blind

I'll re-read "Images" too.
Ted

on 9/3/04 3:42 PM, jward199@sbcglobal.net at jward199@sbcglobal.net wrote:

Hi Cyrano and Ted,

I read "Encounter with the Blind" before the cascade ended our conversation. I can see the connection to "Where Are You Going..." and will read it again with that in mind. I'm also going to reread "Images" keeping that "time technique" you mentioned in mind.

Jane

P.S.
Bloodsmoor should be here this weekend. I'll move forward with that in preparation for discussion if such incurs.

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From: Cyranomish@aol.com
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Oh, I did read that a few months ago.  I remember it pretty well now.  It
struck me as the companion piece to the later short story "Where Are You Going
Where Have You Been?"  Only the hapless victim carried away by a killer at the
end of the story is an elderly male instead of a girl.  But I will reread it
anyway.
Cyrano


In a message dated 9/3/2004 12:23:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
music@thenightshades.com writes:

<< I was reading a trashy true crime book
about Aileen Wournos, a hitchhiking serial killer and prostitute, and
wondered if it was the inspiration for Starr Bright, but An Encounter is was
written when Aileen was just a child. (Of course, Blind Boy is just a
child!)
>>
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Re: JCO:An Encounter with the Blind

Hi Cyrano and Ted,

 

I read "Encounter with the Blind" before the cascade ended our conversation. I can see the connection to "Where Are You Going..." and will read it again with that in mind. I'm also going to reread "Images" keeping that "time technique" you mentioned in mind.

 

Jane

 

P.S.

Bloodsmoor should be here this weekend. I'll move forward with that in preparation for discussion if such incurs.

----- Original Message -----

From: Cyranomish@aol.com

To: jco@usfca.edu

Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 6:19 AM

Subject: Re: JCO:An Encounter with the Blind

Oh, I did read that a few months ago.  I remember it pretty well now.  It
struck me as the companion piece to the later short story "Where Are You Going
Where Have You Been?"  Only the hapless victim carried away by a killer at the
end of the story is an elderly male instead of a girl.  But I will reread it
anyway.
Cyrano
 

In a message dated 9/3/2004 12:23:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
music@thenightshades.com writes:

<< I was reading a trashy true crime book
 about Aileen Wournos, a hitchhiking serial killer and prostitute, and
 wondered if it was the inspiration for Starr Bright, but An Encounter is was
 written when Aileen was just a child. (Of course, Blind Boy is just a
 child!)
 >>
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Re: JCO:An Encounter with the Blind

Oh, I did read that a few months ago. I remember it pretty well now. It
struck me as the companion piece to the later short story "Where Are You Going
Where Have You Been?" Only the hapless victim carried away by a killer at the
end of the story is an elderly male instead of a girl. But I will reread it
anyway.
Cyrano


In a message dated 9/3/2004 12:23:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
music@thenightshades.com writes:

<< I was reading a trashy true crime book
about Aileen Wournos, a hitchhiking serial killer and prostitute, and
wondered if it was the inspiration for Starr Bright, but An Encounter is was
written when Aileen was just a child. (Of course, Blind Boy is just a
child!)
>>
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Re: JCO:An Encounter with the Blind

Hi, Ted. Yes! Let's continue going through By the North Gate. That cascade
episode set the discussion back at least 2 weeks. I'll reread "An Encounter
With the Blind" today for discussion this weekend. And I'm especially
interested in the next story "Images," which is a first example of a time technique
found in several other JCO stories I like. Also, I found myself thinking of
"Images" as I read The Falls: the theme of a young person turning into someone
her parents don't recognize.
Cyrano

In a message dated 9/3/2004 12:23:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
music@thenightshades.com writes:

<< Anybody care to discuss this one from By the North Gate?
>>
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RE: JCO: the falls

eric

i can already feel that this is going to be vintage
oates and i greatly look forward to being bowled over
- again!

best wishes,

rob

--- Eric Anderson wrote:
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> I really enjoyed it when it got into the whole love
> canal section. It's a
> big, powerful book.
>
> I was going to start Bloodsmoor Romance, but I'm
> caught up reading a bunch
> of the books longlisted for the Booker.
>
> All the best to you
> Eric
>
>
>
> >From: Robert Parkinson
> >Reply-To: jco@usfca.edu
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> >Subject: JCO: the falls
> >Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 17:05:35 +0100 (BST)
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> >All,
> >
> >I was delighted to receive a review copy of THE
> FALLS
> >from 4th Estate (UK Publisher) yesterday.
> >
> >I'm going to start reading it tonight.
> >
> >Will let everyone have my thoughts as and when I
> have
> >them ready.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
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Re: JCO: the falls

Hi, Fallsers, Let me know what you make of The Woman in Black. That was
the aspect of the book which intrigued me most. Is she Nina? Is she a
semi-mythical character like Arnold Friend? There are several possibilities.
Cyrano
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RE: JCO: the falls

Good work Rob. I hope you like it.
I really enjoyed it when it got into the whole love canal section. It's a
big, powerful book.

I was going to start Bloodsmoor Romance, but I'm caught up reading a bunch
of the books longlisted for the Booker.

All the best to you
Eric



>From: Robert Parkinson
>Reply-To: jco@usfca.edu
>To: Tone Clusters
>Subject: JCO: the falls
>Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 17:05:35 +0100 (BST)
>
>All,
>
>I was delighted to receive a review copy of THE FALLS
>from 4th Estate (UK Publisher) yesterday.
>
>I'm going to start reading it tonight.
>
>Will let everyone have my thoughts as and when I have
>them ready.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Robert
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RE: JCO: Eric's Enough

Thanks Laurie!
I'm glad you liked it. I really appreciate it!

Eric

>From: Laurie Rendon
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>Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 19:17:41 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Hi friends!
>I bought and read *Enough* by our own Eric Anderson.
>Eric, it was good!
>All the best,
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Re: JCO: the falls

cyrano

"over the top prose" - that is certianly among my
first impressions after 50 pages.

cheers

rob


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> It's a pretty interesting book. Lush, over-the-top
> prose. Reminded my of
> Tyler's Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant.
> Cyrano
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