(*****+ / *****): Everything I love about the emotional possibilities of comics in one perfect package of beautiful art, wonderful characters, and a moving meta-narrative of purpose and the act of creation. Hooked.
It’s quite something to read Lucia Berlin’s stories while waiting in a hospital.
Reading Rushdie’s KNIFE (it’s brilliant), and, as with every time I read Rushdie – quality of the work being immaterial – I’m overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy and jealousy, not just as a writer but as a person. No other writer does that or even comes close: intriguing yet nettlesome.
