tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805681193254337542.post2011141562556900475..comments2023-10-26T03:35:59.548-07:00Comments on 30 Things: on the shoulders of giantsAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03887717943366043065noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805681193254337542.post-48197674641263259312010-12-28T19:58:04.563-08:002010-12-28T19:58:04.563-08:00I envy you early Margaret Atwood. When she came to...I envy you early Margaret Atwood. When she came to read here a couple of years ago, I asked her to sign my first Atwood purchase: a 1972 used paperback copy of Surfacing I bought in the late seventies. I rarely ask for signatures but there's something about seeing "For Mary, Best Wishes, Margaret Atwood" that makes me want to start writing. Bodily Harm is another great one.<br /><br />I only discovered McEwan a couple of years ago. I've worked my way back to Enduring Love and Black Dogs and am still going. I like his earlier stuff better, I think, overall. Though Saturday was incredible.<br /><br />Ondaatje and Amy Bloom and Franzen intimidate me but once I start learning from the book, I'm ready to go.<br /><br />Nice blog-- glad you linked it at Betsy's!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805681193254337542.post-47703414106139757102010-12-22T09:29:30.330-08:002010-12-22T09:29:30.330-08:00joan didion makes me afraid to write. i can only r...joan didion makes me afraid to write. i can only read her stuff if i know i'm not going to be trying my own in any near future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com