tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post3396791904386236885..comments2024-02-12T16:32:03.714-08:00Comments on Book of Kells: New Emily Dickinson BiographyKelli Russell Agodon - Book of Kellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798460634708905783noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-17286622339753151472010-07-12T12:25:34.240-07:002010-07-12T12:25:34.240-07:00I'd read it for the title alone. That was alw...I'd read it for the title alone. That was always one of my favorite's of Emily's.Barry Napierhttp://www.barrynapierwriting.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-56471595831546019862010-07-11T06:11:27.637-07:002010-07-11T06:11:27.637-07:00Thanks for all this info! This is one I'll lo...Thanks for all this info! This is one I'll look for, and I'll be yearning for your book of poems, too.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559881249054540947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-9792181392299831482010-07-11T06:02:25.879-07:002010-07-11T06:02:25.879-07:00Maureen- let me know what you think when you read ...Maureen- let me know what you think when you read it!<br /><br />Jessie-- Hilarious word verification! I would recommend My Emily Dickinson by Susan Howe (though this deals more with her work than a bio, but still has interesting insights) and Emily Dickinson: A Biography by Connie Ann Kirk. Definitely the best bio I know of. It was written to teach not to create controversy.<br /><br />Pam- I have seen that book (and book cover!) all over the place but haven't read it. I think I would have your feelings if I read it. I'm not much into fictionalizing Emily, she is too rich in my mind and I feel I'd feel as if she was being manipulated. <br /><br />Leslie-- I just started Loaded Gun & I am so glad to hear you say that. I was losing track of characters and if they were talking about Emily or her sister-in-law or whomever! It felt as if we were playing hopscotch as we were all over the place! I hope it becomes less of a mess as I'm definitely interested in it.<br /><br />And thanks for the bio recommendation for Jessie, I have not read that that one.Kelli Russell Agodon - Book of Kellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798460634708905783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-41373071679745661902010-07-10T17:23:55.674-07:002010-07-10T17:23:55.674-07:00I am reading this book right now, and it had bette...I am reading this book right now, and it had better get a little more coherent--the beginning is a bit of a mess. <br /><br />And Jessie--I read and loved an ED bio called My Wars Are Laid Away in Books--totally great.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163920808413285914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-66497416309580712822010-07-10T12:04:08.875-07:002010-07-10T12:04:08.875-07:00Did you read The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson? M...Did you read The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson? Maybe you've posted on the book previously. Just finished and overall I was disappointed as I thought the artifice lost its appeal as the novel proceeded.<br />Wondering about your thoughts.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674873440135193968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-47858693950598762592010-07-10T11:51:17.364-07:002010-07-10T11:51:17.364-07:00Of and on for the last two years or so,I have been...Of and on for the last two years or so,I have been reading a complete collection of Emily Dickinson's poems but I wasn't sure which biography was the best to pick up. I have a feeling a more traditional one might be better for me to start with. Do you have one you suggest?<br /><br />my capture code was slubbelf nice are they calling me names now!Jessie Cartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181286764480973423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-14775082320705468492010-07-10T08:29:45.777-07:002010-07-10T08:29:45.777-07:00I've just put this on my list, too. Thank you ...I've just put this on my list, too. Thank you for the link to the Boston Review article, which I enjoyed.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.com