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| In fact: The Best of Creative Nonfiction | ||
| Book Review by Author/Illustrator Ross Anthony | ||
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I stumbled across this while looking for something else. But the phrase "Creative Non-fiction" caught my attention and piqued my curiosity, so I gave the teaser essay on Amazon a read. The first few pages were absolutely engrossing. Intelligent, fascinating, a hauntingly personal take on a difficult topic. Hooked, I bought the book, finished that essay on my own time and was so satisfied it didn't matter whether the other essays were as good. It turns out that editor Lee Gutkind had put the best foot forward. That said, there were several other good essays, a few so-so pieces, and a few that I just shook my head at and wondered how they'd made their way into this nice collection. But, heck, that could just be a matter of personal taste.
Here are the titles of the essays that impressed me most:
And here are some of my favorite quotes from the book. "We husbands had been instructed as well to make "eye contact" with our wives but whenever I tried this, Cheryl acquired the look of a runaway horse made acutely distressed by an unwanted obstacle in her path." -Lopate "…I'm watching the wind in the tree outside the window. I am thinking about how we all share a similar if not single pain, and the rifts between stalls and selves is its own form of delusion." -Slater Read more Book Reviews by Author/Illustrator Ross Anthony. |
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Go into the world and inspire the people you meet with your love, kindness, and whatever it is you're really good at. Check out books by Ross Anthony. Rand() functions, Pho chicken soup, rollerblading, and frozen yogurt (w/ blueberries) also rock! (Btw, rand is short for random. It can also stand for "Really Awkward Nutty Dinosaurs" -- which is quite rand, isn't it?) Being alive is the miracle. Special thanks to Ken Kocanda, HAL, Jodie Keszek, Don Haderlein, Mom and Pops, my family, R. Foss, and many others by Ross Anthony. Galati-FE also deserves a shout out. And thanks to all of you for your interest and optimism. Enjoy great films, read stirring novels, grow. |
