The Folded Clock: A Diary
A raucous, stunningly candid, deliriously smart diary of one year in the life of the incomparable Heidi Julavits Like many young girls, Heidi Julavits wrote in her diary every day. Years later, she found her old diaries, hoping to find proof that she was always destined to be a writer. Instead,...
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A raucous, stunningly candid, deliriously smart diary of one year in the life of the incomparable Heidi Julavits Like many young girls, Heidi Julavits wrote in her diary every day. Years later, she found her old diaries, hoping to find proof that she was always destined to be a writer. Instead, "The actual diaries revealed me to possess the mind of a phobic tax auditor." T
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780385538985 (0385538987)
ASIN: 385538987
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
May 7 Today I begin reading the new book by an author I adore. It's a non-fiction work in diary format, a departure from the author's normal tales. I look forward to my time in these pages. How often have I wanted to better know an artist whose work I love? This is my chance. I feel I am being inv...
It's been awhile since I abandoned a book, but I abandoned this one. I made it to page 129, almost halfway. And I wondered "Why am I doing this?" So I stopped. And I certainly have a few thoughts: • This is not a diary. This is polished, edited, cleaned up. These feel like essays. Very intention...