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Joseph Sciuto
How I survived my first two years living in Southern Ca.
Joseph Sciuto
You're welcome, once it comes out on the 21th, I will send it to you. Hope you enjoy the book.
Thank you,
Joe
Thank you,
Joe
Joseph Sciuto
"The Parisian Professor" is not out yet. It will be out on the 21th of August. If you give me your address in a "message" on Goodreads I will send you a copy if you like. It would be my pleasure.
Thank you,
Joe
Thank you,
Joe
Joseph Sciuto
After playing five hours of pickup basketball in my home town of the Bronx, walking into a bar and the bartender telling me that they were out of beer.
Joseph Sciuto
I'm not quite sure of the question so I will answer it in two parts. If I had to be transferred to any fictional book world, it would be "The New York Public Library," in Manhattan.
If I could be transferred to a fictional place in a book it would be "Mars," in the Martian Chronicles."
If I could be transferred to a fictional place in a book it would be "Mars," in the Martian Chronicles."
Joseph Sciuto
Since the summer is almost over, I will simply tell you some of the books I read and highly recommend. "Beloved," by Toni Morrison was probably the most fascinating, innovative novel I read all summer. In a review, I compared her writing to James Joyce which is the highest compliment I can pay any author. I also read 7 other novels by this brilliant writer over the summer and they were all great.
Secondly, I read Ray Bradbury's, "The Martian Chronicles" and "Fahrenheit 451," and I was greatly impressed.
Thirdly, I read Roll's biography "George Marshall" and it was outstanding.
Secondly, I read Ray Bradbury's, "The Martian Chronicles" and "Fahrenheit 451," and I was greatly impressed.
Thirdly, I read Roll's biography "George Marshall" and it was outstanding.
Joseph Sciuto
Hi Ken: Honestly, I really do not know, but what I do know is that both types of writing are usually going to be portrayals that to the reader are going to seem brutally honest like a mother yearning for a lost child. A few examples of such writing, in which the author has admitted that the subject matter was taken from true life experiences, was Truman Capote's short story a "A Christmas Memory" and his amazing novel, "The Grass Harp." Both deal with his southern roots, and both are undeniable portraits of honesty. Other examples would be "All Quiet on the Western Front," Dostovesky's "Notes From the Underground, " Hemingways, "A Farewell to Arms," and Doris Kerns Goodwins "Wait Until Next Year" which are her reflections about growing up as a Brooklyn Dodger fan.
Switching to the cinema for a moment, I will give you what is in my opinion two contrasting pictures dealing with the same subject matter. Oliver Stones' "Platoon" which is based on his true life experiences in Vietnam and it is so brutally honest that it is scary. And on the other hand, Michael Cimino's "The Deer Hunter" that also deals with Vietnam, but is in my opinion laughable. Cimino spent his service in the army mostly in Dallas, Texas, and the movie reflects that naivete.
Hopefully, that helps a little bit.
Switching to the cinema for a moment, I will give you what is in my opinion two contrasting pictures dealing with the same subject matter. Oliver Stones' "Platoon" which is based on his true life experiences in Vietnam and it is so brutally honest that it is scary. And on the other hand, Michael Cimino's "The Deer Hunter" that also deals with Vietnam, but is in my opinion laughable. Cimino spent his service in the army mostly in Dallas, Texas, and the movie reflects that naivete.
Hopefully, that helps a little bit.
Joseph Sciuto
From a fascinating individual I met at a party. He told me stories about the world of advertising that left me speechless.
Joseph Sciuto
The characters nag and nag and nag me. They want their stories told and I feel guilty if I let them down.
Joseph Sciuto
A book on the world of advertisement.
Joseph Sciuto
Read! Read! Read!
Joseph Sciuto
Watching your characters come to life and become a part of you.
Joseph Sciuto
A long time ago, the great Sam Shepard, told me to let the characters do the writing. That they would lead me to where I wanted to go. Once I embraced that idea, I have not suffered from writer's block.
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