Mary Gaitskill
Birth date: November 11, 1954
Mary Gaitskill's Books
I ended up enjoying this book. I found the three different voices a bit difficult at first. It took a while to get into a coherent narrative. But it did. Then the story came alive and I was itching to see how it all ended up. Not too soppy, but optimistic nonetheless. While it helps to like horse, w...
This review can also be found at Carole's Random LifeI didn't really know much about this story before I decided to give it a try. I think I really wanted to get lost in a story that was focused on a horse. I did end up getting completely pulled into this story but I quickly found out that this st...
Paul Roberts is a teacher. He has a daughter, Edie, from his first marriage to Becca. He is now married to Ginger, a woman about a decade younger than his first wife. She has recovered from various problems with addiction. Ginger and Paul are childless. Believing they are too old to deal with an inf...
A sweet story with beautiful language. Some characters that are hard to spend time with, but a good experience in the end.
this is an almost 5 star book for me. the writing is gorgeous. I think Alison has mirror-touch synesthesia to a certain extent. it's sorta like the anti-bret easton ellis, a counterpoint to Glamorama (which I also liked very much). and I've never read Mrs. Dalloway, but this also takes place within ...
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