What an interestingly satisfying story! Somehow, after finishing this, you have left me with what appears to be a similar feeling as at the end, what the narrator is going on about.
Here are my favorite lines:
"When you stepped out for a cigarette a little woozy, it was like you were in a movie or something, or in a high-quality work of photography, like a screensaver, for example."
"Reading into it, I’m pretty sure she said, with her eyes, I like you, and, at another stage in my life, maybe, but right now, it’s impossible. That’s a lot to read, but I swear it was there."
"I didn’t care about anything in the world at that moment besides holding onto that book and that feeling, whatever it was, for a just a little bit longer."
I stepped away from the story at one point. I can't recall what line made me do that.
But I was compelled to come back and finish, and I was glad I did.
"It was as if all the colors of the city had been sucked up by this one window, and I liked thinking that maybe that’s why the city was so gray, because all the colors of Paris had been captured here by these windows." This was a truly lovely image.
I like what's starting to happen here Matt. I think you started to open an untapped region of my brain and most of all it left me really wanting it not to end. The highest compliment I can give to a writer or any sort of artist really, is, you have created something different and new, and the affect is compelling. Compelling in the hesitancy of the voice and the willingness to inhabit that uncertainty. It doesn't fit any model or structure I've encountered. I am intrigued. Nicely done.
Matt, reading this story has been such a fabulous start to my weekend - what an amazing experience! I'm so sorry about what happened with your grandpa.
I didn't have time to read this but I did, and I'm glad. I get it! The book is a metaphor! Seriously though, what an evocation. That image is gonna stick with me.
Matt,
What an interestingly satisfying story! Somehow, after finishing this, you have left me with what appears to be a similar feeling as at the end, what the narrator is going on about.
Here are my favorite lines:
"When you stepped out for a cigarette a little woozy, it was like you were in a movie or something, or in a high-quality work of photography, like a screensaver, for example."
"Reading into it, I’m pretty sure she said, with her eyes, I like you, and, at another stage in my life, maybe, but right now, it’s impossible. That’s a lot to read, but I swear it was there."
"I didn’t care about anything in the world at that moment besides holding onto that book and that feeling, whatever it was, for a just a little bit longer."
Nice work.
Also--thank you for the mention!
I stepped away from the story at one point. I can't recall what line made me do that.
But I was compelled to come back and finish, and I was glad I did.
"It was as if all the colors of the city had been sucked up by this one window, and I liked thinking that maybe that’s why the city was so gray, because all the colors of Paris had been captured here by these windows." This was a truly lovely image.
I like what's starting to happen here Matt. I think you started to open an untapped region of my brain and most of all it left me really wanting it not to end. The highest compliment I can give to a writer or any sort of artist really, is, you have created something different and new, and the affect is compelling. Compelling in the hesitancy of the voice and the willingness to inhabit that uncertainty. It doesn't fit any model or structure I've encountered. I am intrigued. Nicely done.
A very enjoyable read, Matt. I didn’t want it to end! Thank you.
This story put me in a lovely trance.
This was an enjoyable read, you kept me reading while going many places within the piece , lovely ending paragraphs!
Matt, reading this story has been such a fabulous start to my weekend - what an amazing experience! I'm so sorry about what happened with your grandpa.
A great one, Matt!
I didn't have time to read this but I did, and I'm glad. I get it! The book is a metaphor! Seriously though, what an evocation. That image is gonna stick with me.
What a great story. Thanks for taking us on that journey with you.