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A review by _4hl
A Plea for Eros: Essays by Siri Hustvedt
5.0
Siri is one of the few authors that made me feel like I was sitting inside her brain while she explained how she sees the world and why she sees it that way. It's a weird way to describe how i felt but this is the closest thing i can come up with.. language isn't my best friend at times.
But this is truly an astounding experience, I enjoyed it a lot because I felt like i was getting to know her intimately through the topics she picked to write about, how she writes about, and what's behind her interest in various topics.. her essays were about her childhood, her parents, 9/11, living in New York, reading and writing, Charles Dickens... i can go on and on and on.. and i can't even begin to describe what they meant for me.
And the way she writes! Man I'm envious of how language seems to be her best friend, it's simple and elegant and deep and ...
I have seriously so much admiration for her. And I'm not even exaggerating when i say reading the rest of her work is one of the things I look forward to in my future.
But this is truly an astounding experience, I enjoyed it a lot because I felt like i was getting to know her intimately through the topics she picked to write about, how she writes about, and what's behind her interest in various topics.. her essays were about her childhood, her parents, 9/11, living in New York, reading and writing, Charles Dickens... i can go on and on and on.. and i can't even begin to describe what they meant for me.
And the way she writes! Man I'm envious of how language seems to be her best friend, it's simple and elegant and deep and ...
I have seriously so much admiration for her. And I'm not even exaggerating when i say reading the rest of her work is one of the things I look forward to in my future.