tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941179.post7441666343240638103..comments2023-08-06T01:22:53.004-07:00Comments on Musable: Stories that focus on the sleazy side of OrovilleDan Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08980530126585147735noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941179.post-39388407533701666602010-08-24T13:24:41.514-07:002010-08-24T13:24:41.514-07:00I just got a copy of this book over at Discount in...I just got a copy of this book over at Discount in Oroville; kind of shocking at first, you don't really understand until it gets going but, man, what a surprise! I couldn't put it down, and how she interpreted all those different characters to make them all seem so real, so much in their own voices; it makes me think she must be channeling these people, not creating them!<br /><br />While some may shrug and not care enough to look deeper into each story's meaning, I have found a great depth there; so much beyond the surface and our reactions, there really is something almost noble about these characters, as dirty as some of them are.<br /><br />I want to find out more about Leslie: who is she, where did she accrue so many talents, and is there more of her work I can read? Thanks, Martin G. Bransonmartin bransonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15666189035521364701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941179.post-74816949368151892422010-08-20T14:40:19.544-07:002010-08-20T14:40:19.544-07:00I got a copy of the book last week and yeah, it...I got a copy of the book last week and yeah, it's pretty harsh in some respects, but it's real honest, too. I think it can be read on several levels: for the direct voyeuristic pleasure of seeing people below you suffer, and on a other level, too, that of looking out at an historical period, where the author is trying to find dignity and grace in the lives of people you would not normally associate those qualities with. I first found the book objectionable, but have since re-considered: it is art, first and foremost, and like some art, it may offend as it illustrates. Great job to Leslie for her very fine work!l.robuishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11971710586002467577noreply@blogger.com