tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004423696675838467.post691640583636192054..comments2024-03-14T02:24:22.876-07:00Comments on Essay Daily: Talk About the Essay: Cassandra Kircher: On E.B. White, Adoption, and Writing Hybrid ReviewsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004423696675838467.post-32406190590215996792014-02-27T16:49:32.308-08:002014-02-27T16:49:32.308-08:00Cassandra, very insightful. I love how you put Bre...Cassandra, very insightful. I love how you put Brevity's book reviews in context with what other literary magazines are doing. Also, I agree that the personal narrative can't overshadow the book being reviewed. The hybrid review works best when the reviewer's personal experience and insight adds another layer to the book's conversation. Debbie Haganhttp://www.debbiehaganwriter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004423696675838467.post-16429949851438594622014-02-27T05:24:50.587-08:002014-02-27T05:24:50.587-08:00This is "just in time" for me, Cassandra...This is "just in time" for me, Cassandra, as I am embarking on writing a review of Danile Menaker's "My Mistake"( because I revere all things EB White as Ned knows through a class I took with him, and all things New Yorker because White graced their hallways and their front pages) and wanted to use a more narrative style-not fully realizing what that even meant to me--and now I know. Thank you so much for this valuable essay.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943715903462428869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004423696675838467.post-47690440889786928422014-02-17T12:09:55.213-08:002014-02-17T12:09:55.213-08:00Thanks, Cassandra. White is a touchstone for me to...Thanks, Cassandra. White is a touchstone for me too, my favorites being Death of a Pig and The Ring of Time. The former I wrote about recently on Bill & Dave's Cocktail Hour: <br /><br />http://billanddavescocktailhour.com/e-b-white-and-me/Richard Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295157685034187345noreply@blogger.com