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Rosie Rosie
by Anne Lamott

736024 Nic's review
rating: 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

I have not been so wholly engaged in the life of a character in a long time. Elizabeth is so flawed, smart and funny, but so desperately alcoholic, that I was constantly worried about her and her daughter. I cared about these characters so much that I literally lost sleep over them, and finally had to limit my reading to daytimes and not before bed. I don't think I can give a work of fiction higher praise.

As a writer, I found the way Lamott presents dialogue almost revolutionary. She often will put the non-speaking character's reaction in between the dialogue she is hearing, while most writers only show the speaker while presenting the dialogue being spoken. This was a bit jarring, but not hard to follow once I realized she broke convention. Always great to have your eyes opened to a new way of expressing a story.

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message 1: by Softweargirl
03/14/2008 09:49AM

29522 Oooo you make it sound so good, do you have it? Can I borrow?

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message 2: by Nic
03/14/2008 09:52AM

736024 I'll bring it for you Sunday if you bring the screen!

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message 3: by Softweargirl
03/14/2008 09:57AM

29522 ok good, I'll rummage around for it tonight, if I can't find it (well let's just hope I can)

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message 4: by Nic
03/14/2008 10:48AM

736024 I'll bring you the book anyway ;)

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