tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post3829627663432958815..comments2024-03-29T08:55:34.078+00:00Comments on ImageNations: 135. SHORT STORY MONDAY: Dayward by ZZ PackerImageNationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-52180436763662747312012-02-24T08:06:09.750+00:002012-02-24T08:06:09.750+00:00I'll look out for that collection. thanks BIPI'll look out for that collection. thanks BIPImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-50452205997733194862012-02-23T23:39:25.442+00:002012-02-23T23:39:25.442+00:00I felt the pacing in this story was remarkable; I ...I felt the pacing in this story was remarkable; I remember reading it in such a rush, galloping across the pages. Since then, I've read her collection, <i>Drinking Coffee Elsewhere</i> and I was struck by how "real" her characters seem, but although I tried to stretch out the stories across a couple of months, I'm now left with no ZZ Packer stories to read! Thanks for the reminder of how great this story was...maybe I should just re-read!Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-44878417172077048872012-02-15T08:54:09.372+00:002012-02-15T08:54:09.372+00:00yes, especially as Lazarus's hand begins to pu...yes, especially as Lazarus's hand begins to pus and rot with infection and how they become hungry and feed on berries etc.ImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-29682040171707931872012-02-15T08:45:21.234+00:002012-02-15T08:45:21.234+00:00it's a funny thing. At least I love Toni Morri...it's a funny thing. At least I love Toni Morrison's work and it gives a deep understanding on what happened to the blacks during those period. If anyone wants to say it never did or wants to dissociate himself from it, he can.ImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-42434217940738482562012-02-15T08:42:45.116+00:002012-02-15T08:42:45.116+00:00sometimes we overstretch words. I don't know w...sometimes we overstretch words. I don't know why that's discriminatory but I'd have to read more about them.ImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-91590340935804759392012-02-13T19:38:42.429+00:002012-02-13T19:38:42.429+00:00This sounds like a heartrending story, and one tha...This sounds like a heartrending story, and one that had some tremendous and moving moments. I think I'd like to read it sometime. I imagine that the journey was harrowing!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-13940570276361501022012-02-13T17:01:19.655+00:002012-02-13T17:01:19.655+00:00I've always wondered how African-Americans rea...I've always wondered how African-Americans react to such stories. I'm even more curious about how Caucasians feel about it.Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07384880429274935555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-60820742836184330372012-02-13T15:47:47.750+00:002012-02-13T15:47:47.750+00:00A moving story, Nana. And more shame to those who ...A moving story, Nana. And more shame to those who don't want the label African-American.Reading Pleasurehttp://www.cestone40.blog.comnoreply@blogger.com