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Edie: American Girl by Jean Stein

My review

rating: 5 of 5 stars
I can't explain why Edie's story fascinates me, she was the spoiled little rich girl who had her fifteen minutes of fame in the company of Andy Warhol, and she was discarded as soon as he was done with her...I've read it through at least twice, and have picked it up and read random points...and I shake my head and wonder why...sometimes the true stories are weirder than fiction...

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The Journal of Joyce Carol Oates: 1973-1982 by Joyce Carol Oates

My review

rating: 5 of 5 stars
I have held off reading this book for years...fearing the influence that it might have on me as I worked on becoming a writer...well, I shouldn't have worried so much about that, I keep crying out "Look at what you've been missing, silly thing!" I love this book, there is just so much there...it's good to see how alike and unalike I am from JCO...it's been an affirmation that I'm not too off the mark with what I think and what I'm trying to do with my writing...I've learned a lot about JCO and myself as a writer since I started reading it...(love it!)

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Turner's Joy at Dawn, October 8, 2007


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