I love the mercury drop metaphor. It's exhilarating when we begin to pull the drops together on our own, recognizing the patterns and seeing the plot unfold in new ways. I love the look on children's faces as they listen to a book being read aloud and experience the mercury drops merging and coalescing. Thanks for writing about Holes. It's a terrific book.
Tim Robinson as your daughter being faced with multiple narratives almost made me choke on my granola bar. Hilarious. And I've already checked the library. I'm getting this book today. Thanks as always!
Yet again, in awe of your writing and your ability to thread new narrative needles through your analysis of fiction. You remind me that the joy of reading a good essay can be the same as reading a children's book - discovery.
Also, "a cognitive event" was such a perfectly amusing euphemism to cap that sentence.
I love the mercury drop metaphor. It's exhilarating when we begin to pull the drops together on our own, recognizing the patterns and seeing the plot unfold in new ways. I love the look on children's faces as they listen to a book being read aloud and experience the mercury drops merging and coalescing. Thanks for writing about Holes. It's a terrific book.
Tim Robinson as your daughter being faced with multiple narratives almost made me choke on my granola bar. Hilarious. And I've already checked the library. I'm getting this book today. Thanks as always!
Yet again, in awe of your writing and your ability to thread new narrative needles through your analysis of fiction. You remind me that the joy of reading a good essay can be the same as reading a children's book - discovery.
Also, "a cognitive event" was such a perfectly amusing euphemism to cap that sentence.