Hamnet is one of those books that if someone told you the plot you might look at them cross eyed (like Lincoln in the Bardo) but is so perfectly written that it seems it was always meant to be.
Happiest birthday fellow Piscean! Getting emotionally punched in the throat is just right for this season so I love that you mood read yourself into the sign of the deep feels.
I too came late to the Didion train which led me to the Eve Babitz of it all. Have you gone the Eve route? She’s a delightful essay corollary to Joan.
Happy birthday! Hamnet is one of my all time favorites, and I highly recommend delving into Maggie O’Farrell’s backlist. But more importantly, have you heard about the upcoming Hamnet film, directed by Chloe Zhao with Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley?!
I just wanted to drop a quick note to say I love your writing! I look forward to everything you put out there. I’m ashamed to admit that I’m too cheap to subscribe - which I’m sure is not just worthless to you but also infuriating. Nevertheless - I want you to know I think you’re wonderful
There's a glaring absence of Harry Potter fan fiction on your Good Books list...
Happy Birthday! 🎉🎁🎈
And now I'm off to finally start reading Hamnet -- it's been in my ebooks for months
happy birthday!!!
Hamnet is one of those books that if someone told you the plot you might look at them cross eyed (like Lincoln in the Bardo) but is so perfectly written that it seems it was always meant to be.
Happy Belated Birthday! 🎂
¡Feliz Cumpleaños! , mi fantástica y estimada Clara.
Happiest birthday fellow Piscean! Getting emotionally punched in the throat is just right for this season so I love that you mood read yourself into the sign of the deep feels.
I too came late to the Didion train which led me to the Eve Babitz of it all. Have you gone the Eve route? She’s a delightful essay corollary to Joan.
Loved both Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait!
Happy birthday from a fellow poli-sci-grad-turned-Didion-girlie 🤍
Happy birthday! Hamnet is one of my all time favorites, and I highly recommend delving into Maggie O’Farrell’s backlist. But more importantly, have you heard about the upcoming Hamnet film, directed by Chloe Zhao with Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley?!
Happy Birthday! There’s some absolute bangers in Slouching Towards Bethlehem, too, FWIW.
I just wanted to drop a quick note to say I love your writing! I look forward to everything you put out there. I’m ashamed to admit that I’m too cheap to subscribe - which I’m sure is not just worthless to you but also infuriating. Nevertheless - I want you to know I think you’re wonderful
Happy birthday from one Austen-fixated pisces to another 🎉
Happy birthday to my favorite writer and fellow Pisces!
Said’s work on Orientalism is dense. Props to you for working through it.