Kae finished reading Some of Them Will Carry Me by Giada Scodellaro
Beautiful writing. These stories have a Surrealist, almost hallucinatory quality. The ones that narrate recipes were wonderful, so rich.
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Writer, omnivorous reader. Formerly in law, payments, tech. Co-author, The Anxious Lawyer, a how-to and encourager of meditation for those in the legal profession. Currently working on a book on the friendship between artists Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo. I use she/her pronouns.
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Kae reviewed Run Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley
Sarah Polley’s work as an actor, screenwriter, and director is celebrated for its honesty, complexity, …
Insightful takes on a unique life
4 stars
Sarah Polley has had a very unique life: a child star, she lost her mother at a young age, has gone on to navigate marriage, motherhood and a career in film. I've often wondered what it's like for a person to grow up 'inside' a profession, as child actors or sports players sometimes do. Her reflections on doing just that were quite fascinating.
Kae reviewed These Precious Days by Ann Patchett
“Any story that starts will also end.” As a writer, Ann Patchett knows what the …
Intelligent, moving essays
4 stars
Despite Patchett's Catholic-school good girl-ness, there is no getting around that she's smart and very tough. I bought this book in the airport; it got me through a long day of travel delays followed by another long day of taking a relative to the ER. It was the perfect counterpoint to the inanity of dealing with multiple bureaucracies: thoughtful, humane. I particularly liked the essay about Patchett's "three fathers": the three men who married her mother and her relationship with them over the course of her life.