I'm gonna get published...damnit!

LF Goodwyn's journey through publishing her first novel, "An Aspirin for a Hearache".

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

What I'm reading

Just thought I'd drop in to talk about what I'm reading and have read. I haven't talked about this since January when I went on a Maya Angelou craze. I am reading Invisible life by E Lynn Harris. First off, I love him as a writer, and I've read most of his stuff but I didn't think I was going to get through the first 80 pages because of his graphic description of man on man. But before long I got really involved with the story. Invisible life is his debut novel I'm about halfway through it and I'll be finished tomorrow, but so far really good. Has anybody read or started his new novel? I'm thinking about reading it next.
NOW, what I did read a while ago but didn't mention to you all is The Women of Brewster Place. MY God. If you haven't read this you must. When I finished this book I was like, "Are you kidding me?" Not only is she a magnificent writer the story of Teresa and Lorraine will keep you up many nights after you finish.
And of course I'm always talking about The Color Purple. The Color Purple was the first book that I felt privledged to read. And obviously I'm not a lesbian but The love affair she painted between Shug and Celie made me understand. I understood the love Celie had for Shug--it was so beautiful. It's sad that the movie couldn't portray their love affair in that way, because it was the most touching part of the story. So, even if you've seen the movie you must pick it up.
Has anyone read Chasing Destiny by Eric Jerome Dickey?

So this is what I'm reading. Let me know what you're reading.
-LF Goodwyn

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