tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284837106090895124.post860844719512134314..comments2024-02-23T00:36:49.934-08:00Comments on Throughlines: The CatastrophistUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284837106090895124.post-42910703927977853622006-11-23T23:55:00.000-08:002006-11-23T23:55:00.000-08:00interesting review--thanks, bruce. i've got to bor...interesting review--thanks, bruce. i've got to borrow "the road" from you over the next break!<br /><br />i'm happy i wasn't making some connection that was really far-fetched. the brook trout were a tip-off, too. no surprise that mccarthy echoes hemingway, huh.M Maretzkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00334937787025184054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284837106090895124.post-65393525417742368472006-11-23T16:52:00.000-08:002006-11-23T16:52:00.000-08:00Yeah, there was a review by Jennifer Egan in Slate...Yeah, there was a review by Jennifer Egan in Slate that developed the Hemingway connection at some length.<br /><br />I'll link to it from the blog...Bruce Schaublehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663735635816558661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284837106090895124.post-45322733409561518402006-11-22T17:05:00.000-08:002006-11-22T17:05:00.000-08:00hey bruce,
i haven't yet read "the road," (how ca...hey bruce,<br /><br />i haven't yet read "the road," (how can i put that in italics?) but the landscape description reminds me much of the land that nick adams returns to in hemingway's story, "the big two-hearted river." perhaps there's some sense in returning to trout sparkling in current-swept streams and even spending some time cradling their bodies in our palms.<br /><br />happy thanksgiving, bruce!M Maretzkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00334937787025184054noreply@blogger.com