Here you can talk about or review random books from the past or buzz about an upcoming book. This thread is not for Currently Reading, but you can use it for that, too.
There are certain writers who put out a book every ten years or so, like Donna Tartt, and their new releases produce alot of excitement. Leif Enger is one of these writers. He writes fiction set in his home state of Minnesota and he reminds me of Jack London. His books are adventurous but literary, and he creates worlds the reader doesn't want to leave. His first book was a bestseller called, Peace Like A River (If Truman Capote had written a western set in the 1960s- this would be it) and he later followed it with So Brave, Young and Handsome. I'm eager to read his newest book, Virgil Wander. Here it is:
I think this novel might have a touch of magical realism, like Daniel Wallace's Big Fish, but I'm not certain. Enger reminds me of David Wroblewski, author of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, because of his prose and how they both write about a particular region, the upper Midwest.
Has anyone read any of his books?
(Remember, feel free to highlight any book in your library or other past reads.)
There are certain writers who put out a book every ten years or so, like Donna Tartt, and their new releases produce alot of excitement. Leif Enger is one of these writers. He writes fiction set in his home state of Minnesota and he reminds me of Jack London. His books are adventurous but literary, and he creates worlds the reader doesn't want to leave. His first book was a bestseller called, Peace Like A River (If Truman Capote had written a western set in the 1960s- this would be it) and he later followed it with So Brave, Young and Handsome. I'm eager to read his newest book, Virgil Wander. Here it is:
I think this novel might have a touch of magical realism, like Daniel Wallace's Big Fish, but I'm not certain. Enger reminds me of David Wroblewski, author of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, because of his prose and how they both write about a particular region, the upper Midwest.
Has anyone read any of his books?
(Remember, feel free to highlight any book in your library or other past reads.)
