5/10/2023 0 Comments Townie by andre dubusI always talk about how I want to be Margaret Atwood or Fay Weldon or Hilary Mantel, but now I want to be Andre Dubus III. This is a man’s book, but I wish I could write like this. Noncreative writers.Īnybody who grew up in a blue-collar family, anybody who grew up in a lousy neighborhood, anybody who thought he had to become the head of the family when he was still a kid, anybody who watched his mother grieve his father’s infidelity, anybody who ever looked for a fight just to get the noise of out his own head. Any woman who was once been married to a man who leaves her for a younger woman, as well as the second and third wives of writers. Any man who was once a boy who needed to prove himself. Any man who has a father he fiercely loves and fiercely hates. Who should read this? Angry, hungry sons. Because once they start reading it, they’ll realize they need their own copy, give you yours back, and go buy one of their own.
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