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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Currently reading Ann Patchett’s “These Precious Days.” It’s a collection of short stories. I’m generally not a huge fan of short stories but I will read anything she writes.[/quote]

I'm a big Patchett fan and loved this book.  Did you know the title comes from Charlotte's Web?  I learned that from hearing Kirsta Tippett interview Kate Di Camillo.  [/quote]

I loved this book, too.  Patchett was both very different and very similar to how I would have pictured her all at the same time.  [/quote]

Her earlier essay collection (This is the Story of a Happy Marriage) is truly fantastic. I listened to the audio version, which she narrated.[b] Each essay is a total gem, but I couldn’t decide if I liked her as a person or not. She definitely has an edge, which makes her a sharp, incisive writer. [/b]But maybe not the best company? (Clearly, I found my own fluctuating feelings about her to be a fun sub-plot when listening to the book. 😂)[/quote]

Yes -- me too.  Patchett is about my age and for that reason -- and maybe something else as well that I can't quite put my finger on -- I wonder about whether I'd like her or be friends with her if we were to meet.  I'm not sure I feel that way about any other writer, and I definitely don't feel that way about celebrities in general.  Hmmm . . . .[/quote]

Did you read Truth & Beauty? It’s Patchett’s account of her friendship with Lucy Grealy. It is intense.[/quote]

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