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A carregar... These Precious Days: Essays (2021)por Ann Patchett
   Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro.  cbwalsh | Sep 13, 2023 |  "People want you to want what they want. If you want the same things they want, their want is validated. If you don't want the same things, your lack of wanting can, to certain people, come across as judgement." (143). This is just one of many tremendous insights (this one from "There Are No Children Here") tucked into this marvelous series of essays. Patchett writes with honesty that is neither brutal nor saccharine in its emotion. From "Three Fathers", where Patchett narrates navigating paternal relationships with her mother's three husbands, to "Flight Plan", where she articulates so beautifully the relationship between fear, love, and anger, these essays are as intimate as they are universal in the way they express multifaceted humanity. Patchett makes us want to look more deeply at our own lives, whether it is the mundane stuff we decided to keep or toss ("My Year of No Shopping", "The Nightstand"), or the relationships that just happen, redirecting our lives in ways we don't anticipate. It is this last area where Patchett's writing shines the most. The title essay, "These Precious Days" is the longest essay and tells the story of Patchett's friend Sooki, whom she first met as Tom Hanks's assistant. Much as she often does in her fiction, it is the conversations and the small moments that draw us in, rather than the rhetorical denouements and anticipated endings so common in narratives. The essays are best read in order, capturing what at first glance seems a whimsical curation of musings and soon reveals itself to be a carefully crafted meditation on exactly these (or this) precious days. Fans of Patchett's fiction will find several of these essays particularly enriching, both in providing some back story (particularly about The Dutch House) and illuminating the author's process, devotion to her craft, and relationship with life itself. (  ) rebcamuse | Sep 10, 2023 | I really adore Ann Patchett - maybe even more in nonfiction than fiction. Essay collections are tough for me because they feel so fragmented, and I know that's kind of the point. I rated this 4 stars because there were a few essays in this collection I probably could have done without, but still enjoyed the writing. The title essay is beautiful and makes me want to be friends with Ann Patchett, or to make a friend like her. It's hard to make friends as an adult but she makes it seem easy to form deep soul connections with people no matter how old you are. I also found the piece about the "living saint" very moving. Next I need to check out her other book of essays... and reread Truth and Beauty for the third time. (  ) annikaleigh89 | Jul 26, 2023 | Loved most of the essays… ( ) SBG1962 | Jul 21, 2023 | A really excellent collection of personal essays by the novelist discussing a wide variety of subjects including fathers, reading, writing, death, not having children, book covers and friends. So much love shines through, so I recommend this book, since who doesn’t want to be uplifted. (  ) CarltonC | May 18, 2023 | sem crÃticas | adicionar uma crÃtica
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HTML: The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays. "The elegance of Patchett's prose is seductive and inviting: with Patchett as a guide, readers will really get to grips with the power of struggles, failures, and triumphs alike." â??Publisher's Weekly "Any story that starts will also end." As a writer, Ann Patchett knows what the outcome of her fiction will be. Life, however, often takes turns we do not see coming. Patchett ponders this truth in these wise essays that afford a fresh and intimate look into her mind and heart. At the center of These Precious Days is the title essay, a surprising and moving meditation on an unexpected friendship that explores "what it means to be seen, to find someone with whom you can be your best and most complete self." When Patchett chose an early galley of actor and producer Tom Hanks' short story collection to read one night before bed, she had no idea that this single choice would be life changing. It would introduce her to a remarkable womanâ??Tom's brilliant assistant Sookiâ??with whom she would form a profound bond that held monumental consequences for them both. A literary alchemist, Patchett plumbs the depths of her experiences to create gold: engaging and moving pieces that are both self-portrait and landscape, each vibrant with emotion and rich in insight. Turning her writer's eye on her own experiences, she transforms the private into the universal, providing us all a way to look at our own worlds anew, and reminds how fleeting and enigmatic life can be. From the enchantments of Kate DiCamillo's children's books (author of The Beatryce Prophecy) to youthful memories of Paris; the cherished life gifts given by her three fathers to the unexpected influence of Charles Schultz's Snoopy; the expansive vision of Eudora Welty to the importance of knitting, Patchett connects life and art as she illuminates what matters most. Infused with the author's grace, wit, and warmth, the pieces in These Precious Days resonate deep in the soul, leaving an indelible markâ??and demonstrate why Ann Patchett is one of the most celebrated writers of ou Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Did I expect an essay about Ann Patchett doing mushrooms? No.
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