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2 comments about Growing up with Legends: A Literary Memoir.

1. This memoir is rich, varied, and readable. For some, the most interesting sections will be the character sketches of Tennessee Williams, Christopher Isherwood, and Paul Bowles, all of whom Wright knew well. My favorites are the passages about Tennessee Williams. Wright tells us more about him than some long biographies do. He also offers original perspectives on that enigmatic figure, Bowles. Wright has a gift for perceptive insights about people. He also has an acute sense of place and a talent for evoking locales. His conjuring up of various cities (for instance 1948-1950 New York) and the travel sections (for instance, descriptions of several Amazonian expeditions) are well done, as expected from a writer of literary travel books. One leaves the book feeling entertained by many stories, and the array of Wright's friends and acquaintances. Meanwhile--with a genial, humorous, eloquent, and scrupulously honest man as host--the reader has learned a great deal about Twentieth Century gay history and some Twentieth Century American writers.



2. This is a thoroughly enjoyable book, one that makes you hope it had been longer, especially because some of the people Wright writes about are viewed so briefly, and yet so sharply, that you want more. The glimpse of John Rechy is enticing. In a few lines, Wright captures this unique writer for those telling moments. The portraits of Tennessee Williams and others are sharp and entertaining; and Gavin Lambert! What a creation he is. Congratulations, Mr. Wright, for your lively memoir!

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1 comments about Rebel on the Road: And Why I Was Never Neutral.

1. Dear Michael, I was really glad to know a bit more about you and where you come from. I was particularly moved by your background in the Communist Party and the work experience you had working in the steel mills. I think this gives you a life that most university students have no concept of; earning a living by hard work. I think you touch on it a bit talking about having to wear hand-me-down clothes and how it built your character. I know that I felt a sense of entitlement with regard to college.
   
   I was glad to know more about your WW II navigator days, glad to hear more about your struggles with newspaper editors, the variety of different people you have worked for and with, interested to hear more of the accolades you have received over the years, and curious about how my life has been shaped by my knowing you.
   
   It wasn't until I had one of my class essays edited by you that I actually knew what other English teachers meant when they would write "Wordy" in the margins of my papers. I appreciated all the input you gave me on that attempt, and other projects, because it made me a much stronger writer.
   
   So a big thank you, Michael, for your kind words, your acute red pen, telling me to "write what I know" and showing me that it is always best to express myself from the heart.
   
   Best regards,
   
   Pasayten Miker

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