Dan Brown
Yes, absolutely
Tue Nov 15, 2022 11:55

We grow together, the book and I. There is an alchemy in the experience.

  • Exactly. — olds, Sun Nov 13 2022 20:48
    And like many if not most writers of his caliber, not that there are many, his work benefits from re-reading. Someone, a teacher probably, once counseled me that one of the criteria when appraising... more
    • Yes, absolutely — Dan Brown, Tue Nov 15 2022 11:55
      • That's the word, — olds, Tue Nov 15 2022 15:55
        and it's a good one--alchemy. Only the best work affords the reader that experience. (There's a reason it's called the PHILOSOPHER'S stone.) Evan Connell, he of the terrific "Son of the Morning Star,"... more