Post by Wolfgang on Oct 6, 2004 19:46:23 GMT -5
She was born in Long Island and lived there for all of two weeks before she and her parents moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, where she lived until high school graduation. Don't know where she went to school. Eventually, she moved out when she matriculated at Harvard. There's no hint of her association with Hawaii; that is, she writes stories where the setting is in Hawaii but there's no hint as to whether she liked her experiences there or not. Perhaps she didn't like the islands? Many white people who grew up in Hawaii didn't really like the islands. It makes sense. For the first time in their lives, they're treated as minorities.
She's a very accomplished writer. She wrote a book of short stories called "The Family Markowitz" and also "Total Immersion." In "The Family Markowitz," I first thought it was a novel but it's actually a set of short stories about the various members of the family.
I read some of her work and though I don't like her writing, she does have a unique rhythm. At first, when I read the first 10 pages of "The Family Markowitz," it was difficult to get through it. Then, I isolated myself into a room and read it and everything cleared up. It was the rhythm that I had to adapt myself to, not the words. After that, it was easy reading.
Anyway, I don't really like her work but you can get from page 1 to page whatever very easily. Reasonably entertaining, if you like domestic Jewish drama.
Ya know, I didn't know there were Jewish people in Hawaii...
She's a very accomplished writer. She wrote a book of short stories called "The Family Markowitz" and also "Total Immersion." In "The Family Markowitz," I first thought it was a novel but it's actually a set of short stories about the various members of the family.
I read some of her work and though I don't like her writing, she does have a unique rhythm. At first, when I read the first 10 pages of "The Family Markowitz," it was difficult to get through it. Then, I isolated myself into a room and read it and everything cleared up. It was the rhythm that I had to adapt myself to, not the words. After that, it was easy reading.
Anyway, I don't really like her work but you can get from page 1 to page whatever very easily. Reasonably entertaining, if you like domestic Jewish drama.
Ya know, I didn't know there were Jewish people in Hawaii...