Quick one I

Very quick one today, as I am occupied this evening, but don’t want to break my streak.

I’ve just started reading So Long, See You Tomorrow, a novel by American author William Maxwell. I’d never heard of him until seeing the book recommended by Waterstones staff (a bookshop chain here in the UK). The new Penguin Vintage version of it is beautiful to look at, please give it a web search. It features Six Red Wagons by Adalberto Ortiz (https://adalbertoortizart.com/REPRESENTATIONAL-PAINTINGS/Six-Red-Wagons).

It’s a short book, so I’m almost a third of the way through, even though I feel like I’ve only just started.

It is simply and delicately written, so far. Hard to describe really; I don’t have the language to describe the prose style more elegantly, especially as I’m in a rush right now. His description of the character’s childhood, in the early pages, is so poignant and sad, and so accurately captures the way children think; especially in the face of certain kinds of events (I won’t divulge more).

Anyway, it’s possibly not a good idea to recommend a book before finishing it, but sometimes I like to live life by the seat of my pants!