NOT SO DAILY
September 7, 2007
OK, I’ve forsaken DHC for a few days. The life of a father is unaccompanied by a lot of free time.
In the time since I’ve written, I finished Garp. I’m glad I had saved it for myself. Irving is one of those writers who can draw the reader in on an emotional level without compromising his art. Now reading James Salter’s “The Hunters”. I have stated several times since I discovered JS that he is now my favorite writer. I only wish he were more prolific. The stories in “Last Night” have those electric moments; a single word or image employed at exactly the right moment hits you like the live end of a severed wire. He is very careful and I am rewarded for his care.
