Sam Udolf
"I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us. If the book we are reading doesn't wake us up with a blow on the head, what are we reading it for? ...we need the books that affect us like a disaster, that grieve us deeply, like the death of someone we loved more than ourselves, like being banished into forests far from everyone, like a suicide. A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us." -Kafka
Monday, June 6, 2011
June 6, 2011
Though I have not had the opportunity to read any of Foer's works, I am very excited to delve into his books! What I love most about Symposium is the opportunity to get an insider's view on how a writer "performs his/her magic" and composes in his/her unique style. In the past I have always looked forward to the day where the "Symposium experts"—us next year—come talk to various english classes and bring another layer of knowledge about the author to the students. I am very excited to get started and read Foer!!! Happy last day of school everyone :)
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