You Had Me At Hello
In the "things any author would love others to say about his or her work" category…
Author Lynn Freed wrote a memoir called Reading, Writing and Leaving Home. When asked by The Week to name what she viewed to be the "Best Books", she pointed to The Lover by Marguerite Duras. The pick isn’t all that interesting but her reason for the choice is worth a look. It goes like this:
A book that I keep within reach to remind myself of what literature can do with life.
I’ve read the quote (not the book) a bunch of times because it’s a pretty powerful statement. I’ve read books that made me laugh, cry, stand in awe of the author’s talent, think, believe, feel something. Freed could be talking about that, but I’m not sure.
