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bri_himself

Object Lessons

Aug 07, 2009 17:39

Finished The Story of Mary MacLane and Other Writings. I sort of want to go back in time to Butte, Montana c. 1902 and stride purposefully out into Ms. MacLane's 'sand and barrenness' and smack her upside the head like so:

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mary maclane, picspam, notable quotables

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bri_himself August 8 2009, 03:30:04 UTC

...holy crap, that quote is really amazing

Well, you got me onto the woman! (Well. Whoever your friend is who keeps trying to get you onto the woman got me onto the woman.)

MacLane's more a sort of prose poet than an author, I think. She has a certain rhythm, and she repeats a lot of key phrases, and lots of her essays read just like little litanies. I just wish her main character (i.e., her, as she sees her) were less of an egomaniac (I suppose it's unavoidable, but there are limits).

Some of her later articles are really charming in a more conventional Dorothy-Parker-esque style, though. I really like 'Men Who Have Made Love To Me' in particular - as apparently did the general public, because it was adapted into a silent film in 1918. This is the kind of cult writer I would be if I actually had a clue how to start.

Altho the cartoon made me laugh!

I love that comic! Though my favourite for sheer BWAH is:

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