tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post4052833326221312583..comments2023-11-03T06:20:06.604-05:00Comments on Lesa's Book Critiques: My Southern Journey by Rick BraggLesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-89919553335115893342015-09-23T13:00:12.672-05:002015-09-23T13:00:12.672-05:00Oh, yes, he's an artist when it comes to words...Oh, yes, he's an artist when it comes to words. With essays, I can go back and read one or two, absorb them. It isn't a novel in which I already know what happens. I seldom re-read books, but i can re-read essays, and discovery something new in a collection, a piece that hits me differently when I read it. And, Rick Bragg's are from the heart. You're welcome, Kaye.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-46863557746911562122015-09-23T08:27:46.049-05:002015-09-23T08:27:46.049-05:00Essays are my comfort reads also, Lesa. And this ...Essays are my comfort reads also, Lesa. And this one is bringing me a huge amount of comfort. I have gone back and re-read the introduction a half a dozen times already. This man is a weaver of words, isn't he?! Oh my. I took books of essays to the beach with us last week and I'm getting ready to write about the very fact of their comfort (thinking alike AGAIN - imagine that!!) Hugs, Lesa - and thanks again for the heads up on this newest by Rick Bragg.Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-80835115416590775302015-09-20T12:39:20.234-05:002015-09-20T12:39:20.234-05:00You're welcome, Beth. It's on my "to ...You're welcome, Beth. It's on my "to buy" list as well. I own a couple books of essays that I go back to read - they're my comfort reads. I'm going to add this book to that small selection.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-29064504448788673522015-09-20T12:38:10.155-05:002015-09-20T12:38:10.155-05:00Kaye, I know you're going to love it, too!Kaye, I know you're going to love it, too!Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-66834024341004085052015-09-20T10:49:07.235-05:002015-09-20T10:49:07.235-05:00Thanks for the heads-up on this collection, Lesa. ...Thanks for the heads-up on this collection, Lesa. I just put it on my "to buy" list. Happy Sunday to you and the kitties! (hugs)Beth Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770840174293503835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-89783079525995743172015-09-20T09:53:31.875-05:002015-09-20T09:53:31.875-05:00Okay - got it! Can't wait to read it and I kn...Okay - got it! Can't wait to read it and I know I'm gonna love it! Thanks, (again!) LesaKaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-19356768017267230262015-09-20T09:21:42.685-05:002015-09-20T09:21:42.685-05:00I think I've read most of his books, Jeff. And...I think I've read most of his books, Jeff. And, I've met him a couple times, and Jim and I had lunch with him and historian Douglas Brinkley. I love his writing. He was also so kind to everyone who came to get their books signed.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-56827377094330372582015-09-20T06:40:30.150-05:002015-09-20T06:40:30.150-05:00ALL OVER BUT THE SHOUTIN', Bragg's memoir,...ALL OVER BUT THE SHOUTIN', Bragg's memoir, was terrific. I've also read his SOMEBODY TOLD ME: The Newspaper Stories of Rick Bragg.<br /><br />Jeff M.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.com