Re: JCO: On this day in 1938 Joyce Carol Oates was born.

Cyrano, Wow, I am so impressed you have it!!!   I would gladly pay you or anyone else shipping or mailing charges it that would be appropriate----I remember just coming on the board then and being too shy to participate......

 

Best wishes

Christa

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JCO: My Sister, My Love

I think this is the first book that has ever intimidated me – even before the many reviews and before I've given the first few pages a shot.   I've had the advance reading copy on my desk for weeks, and the hard copy for days, and all I can manage is to crack it open and glance at a few words here and there. 

 

Perhaps it's the style I'm not accustomed to...novella in a novel, footnotes, interviews, font changes, post-it-notes.  I think it is brilliant, and this adds to my intimidation.  Will I be able to get everything out of it?  Will I completely understand it?  Is it above me?

 

I've snatched up everything by JCO in the past and haven't felt this feeling before. 

 

 So, I look forward to discussing the latest with you all, and I'll make an attempt to overcome my fears tonight.

 

Am I alone when it comes to confronting the work of an artist like her, or is it just me?

 

-Thanks- jakon     

RE: JCO: On this day in 1938 Joyce Carol Oates was born.

Hi Cyrano:

 

I plead guilty to being first and last contributor.  I've found the story and can e-mail it later in the day.  JCO certainly doesn't need to fear the competition, but we did manage to pack in an awful lot of allusions to her work.

 

Steve

 

Hi, Christa.  I have the whole story -- in hard copy.  I was the second contributor, and I think about 12 people added-on to the story.  The person who wrote the first contribution -- Steve? -- also wrote the conclusion.  Everyone, except the first contributor, was anonymous.  It was fun and resulted in a wild yarn indeed. Does anyone still have it in a condition to email?  Is it somewhere on the JCO webpage? 

Cyrano 

 

Re: JCO: On this day in 1938 Joyce Carol Oates was born.

Hi, Christa.  I have the whole story -- in hard copy.  I was the second contributor, and I think about 12 people added-on to the story.  The person who wrote the first contribution -- Steve? -- also wrote the conclusion.  Everyone, except the first contributor, was anonymous.  It was fun and resulted in a wild yarn indeed. Does anyone still have it in a condition to email?  Is it somewhere on the JCO webpage? 

Cyrano 

 

In a message dated 6/18/2008 1:00:49 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, NotEnoughKittens@aol.com writes:

Good Lord, Gary, I remember that----I also remember that I never got to see the whole story, but other members may have!

 

 

Christa

 

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