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Posted by G lib on 2004-10-07 19:59:09 +0000

Creative Nonfiction

I am sufficiently entrenched in a genre of literature that I probably would deem 'creative nonfiction'. These books are nonfiction, but still put more of an emphasis the 'story' of a comunity. Such as:

Hometown-- Tracy Kidder
Boychiks in the Hood : Travels in the Hasidic Underground -- Robert Eisenberg

and now:

Confederates in the Attic : Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War -- Tony Horowitz

Yes, I am a voyeur.

Posted by on 2004-10-07 20:16:34 +0000

Tracy Kidder has broken the genre boundaries for almost 3 decades now. "House" is my favorite , but "Soul of the New Machine" was also a fun read, compounded by the fact that my family was good friends with the lead character....

Posted by on 2004-10-07 20:23:19 +0000

Didn't really like House... Thought Soul of a New Machine was great, though.

Posted by on 2004-10-08 03:20:07 +0000

I've read most of Tracy Kidder's stuff, as well. 'Among Schoolchildren' is a good read that hasn't been mentioned yet.

That Confederates In The Attic book was/is a total trip- have you gotten to the reenactment chapter yet? Funny shit (you know how I think the Civil War is funny.)

Posted by on 2004-10-08 12:22:07 +0000

I think my most recent favorite part was when they give the order to "resurrect" during the re-enactment.

But the hard-cores don't believe in this-- they have to carry their dead off the battlefield.

Posted by on 2004-10-08 17:09:48 +0000

Thanks for the reviews of the other Kidder books. Here's a suggestion from me to me:

"Get thee to a bookstore-ery!"

Posted by on 2004-10-08 17:25:44 +0000

There's the kid who is an ace bloated corpse. Oh, man!

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