george hagen's the laments
i'm feeling a little wiped out after reading this book--it drags out all sorts of emotions with its good writing and storytelling. the laments are a south african family who move all over the place, finally settling in new jersey, dealing with the ups and downs of family life in the 60s-70s--although some of their downs are actually pretty tragic. this was a really good book but i can't really process any other thoughts about it right now.
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I thought it was outstanding, and I hope he writes more. There's a good NPR segment here where Hagen reads the classroom scene when Will, newly-transplanted from England to NJ, argues that the Founding Fathers were just a bunch of tax deadbeats.
hee, thanks for the link!
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