I found Wenderoth’s Letters to Wendy to be extremely enjoyable and amusing. It reminds me of a few late night rambles and early morning recoveries between my friends an I- the confessions, the spontaneity, the lack of boundaries, all of it. I particularly enjoyed July 6, 1996- “I was so high on Sudafed and whiskey today that I couldn't eat. I got a Coke -actually five Cokes, as I could refill for free. It's times like this-dehydrated, exhausted, unable to imagine home-that your plastic seats, your quiet understandable room, set beside but not quite overlooking the source of real value, offer me a tragedy small enough to want to endure.”
I absolutely loved Estrella’s Prophesies. The author’s note at the beginning sets a very humorous work, and I enjoyed seeing the transformation of the fortunes. I would like to know the method Baratier used to achieve such tansitions. I found Prophecie XLVI to be particularly amusing.
Though a much different style of writing, Baratier also uses a letter type format. I enjoyed this very much due to the description and the flow of one thought into another. I just feel it transitioned beautifully and reflected the stream of consciousness of an individual who is reflecting on his or her life. I specifically enjoyed the introduction in itself.
I have to say, I liked Stanley Crawford’s Some Instructions least. I just found it to be somewhat dull. I did, however, like the fact that he used aspects of a house or of an environment to describe characteristics of his marriage, wife, and daughter. Drawing parallels such as those does create an interesting piece.
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