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Century Suplemen centurysup2089 — Williams is an especially confounding writer, and part of it has to do with her voice—it’s very assured, but in that certainty lie the seeds of alienation and annoyance. It’s the assurance born of privilege, of money, and of an intact family. She can speak of democracy all she wants (and she does, especially in later works), but she’s at the higher end of the social spectrum—democracy (or any system) tends to work out for those people. Additionally, she tries too hard to wring some elemental truth from her prose, which, in many instances, results in a feeling of artifice. Interwoven with this tendency is perhaps the most irritating facet of her work—what can only be described as degeneration into “crystal gazing prose,” or abstract, highly pretentious, spiritual drivel. Much of her dialog rings untrue—as do several moments in the narrative (e.g. when she sticks a middle finger in the face of the hicks). On a mechanics note, her incessant use of passive verb construction acts as a sea anchor on the text. On the other hand, and this is why she is so confounding, there are moments of sublimity, truth, and flat out dynamite writing that almost make the journey worthwhile. She manipulates thematic elements throughout, balancing the concepts of “isolation” and “solitude” in a dialectical dance. “Solitude” seems the goal, synonymous with “refuge,” an acceptance of life’s rhythms (including death). And her use of the lake level is quietly effective: the story begins and ends at the same level—a subtle way of achieving a sort of closure.

Mariyo Inudo maria_tky89d0 — A very good book overall. I did think the ending was a bit rushed and wish there had been more detail describing the change in feelings that Bathsheba had for Gabriel. I really did like it and felt like the characters were very well developed.

Amadeja Smrekar amadejasmrekar — this collection of essays, recipes, stories, old sketches of new orleans, email correspondence, quotes from famous new orleanians, and a little lagniappe is overall good but some sections are definitely stronger than others. overall, "the dirge," which is specifically about katrina and her aftermath, is stronger than the following section, "the return." however, i think "the return" is important, because some of the stories capture the unique essence of new orleans, and it's important not to lose sight of this as we rebuild. and the lagniappe, of course, is delicious.