tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post5866654407243854739..comments2024-03-25T20:57:40.930-04:00Comments on Gulfside Musing: "No Pain Whatsoever" by Richard YatesJoAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-5681326561561401692011-03-26T09:26:03.363-04:002011-03-26T09:26:03.363-04:00Nan - THANK YOU! That was a fascinating article. I...Nan - THANK YOU! That was a fascinating article. I'm so glad Vintage decided to reissue his novels. They are still not widely available in stores, and my library system only has Revolutionary Road and a collection of stories. An order to amazon will be placed soon. Will also add the bio Rachel suggested (library doesn't have that either). Thanks again for thinking of us.<br /><br />Margot - Definitely a 40's/50's feel to the story. I think the seasonal reading idea would make a good post.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-16636202292769043112011-03-25T15:21:22.503-04:002011-03-25T15:21:22.503-04:00As I was reading your review of the story, I was t...As I was reading your review of the story, I was thinking that it had the feel of 1940/50s - a little sad and somewhat gray. <br /><br />I like the mention of books read at certain times of the year. I find that true for me. When we lived in the midwest, I definitely read different things in the winter than the other seasons. Now that retirement has taken us to nice weather in winter, I'm not reading the same way. At least I don't think so. I'm going to have to go back and examine my reading.Margothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422981969760935118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-30188448875233375632011-03-25T12:56:09.661-04:002011-03-25T12:56:09.661-04:00JoAnn, I think you'll like this:
http://www.b...JoAnn, I think you'll like this:<br /><br />http://www.bostonreview.net/BR24.5/onan.html<br /><br />It is from 1999. I'll send the link to Rachel too.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-51314443223586516442011-03-24T21:11:35.661-04:002011-03-24T21:11:35.661-04:00Staci - Hope you get to read Yates, I think he is ...Staci - Hope you get to read Yates, I think he is a great writer.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-33615119870391969392011-03-24T10:02:50.519-04:002011-03-24T10:02:50.519-04:00This sounds good and oh so realistic..I have Revol...This sounds good and oh so realistic..I have Revolutionary Road on my shelves..I'll have to get to it.Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-44311845453294130772011-03-24T09:12:52.902-04:002011-03-24T09:12:52.902-04:00Matt - After loving Revolutionary Road, I finally ...Matt - After loving Revolutionary Road, I finally read The Easter Parade, but still need to write a review. It's my favorite novel so far this year. Hope you get a chance to read some of Yates' stories.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-54636281777181211562011-03-23T20:37:36.497-04:002011-03-23T20:37:36.497-04:00I have only read Yates when Revolutionary Road was...I have only read Yates when Revolutionary Road was made into motion picture. No sooner had I opened the book did I adore his writing. I wonder why it takes me so long to read another book of his. I've been digging short stories, at least linked ones, maybe I should seek him out.Matthttp://mattviews.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-30242794210900088752011-03-23T09:19:02.905-04:002011-03-23T09:19:02.905-04:00Rachel - My library doesn't have a copy of the...Rachel - My library doesn't have a copy of the bio, but I've added it to my wishlist and will keep an eye out. The Easter Parade is my favorite novel so far this year... can't wait to read more!<br /><br />Cozy in Texas - Glad you liked them. Hope you get a chance to read some of Yates work.<br /><br />Nan - I probably need to read more Cheever, too. "The Swimmer" was amazing and I also enjoyed his novel The Wapshot Chronicle.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-87547883169281972011-03-22T23:24:02.732-04:002011-03-22T23:24:02.732-04:00Such great snippets you offered. I've read jus...Such great snippets you offered. I've read just the one Yates story, A Really Good Jazz piano (which you left a comment on!). He seems just a tiny bit like Cheever; of that same time.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-76628889381150050392011-03-22T22:58:38.134-04:002011-03-22T22:58:38.134-04:00Thanks for the info. Interesting excerpts.
AnnThanks for the info. Interesting excerpts.<br />AnnAnn Summervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300190648788509096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-81251926120219894702011-03-22T21:39:23.466-04:002011-03-22T21:39:23.466-04:00Fantastic! I adore Richard Yates so much - he migh...Fantastic! I adore Richard Yates so much - he might be bleak but he is searingly honest and I think we need some of that sometimes. His writing is just so brilliant, I can't get enough of it.<br /><br />I have his collected stories at home home. I wish I had them here so I could read them now!<br /><br />Have you read Yates' biography, by Blake Bailey? It's truly excellent. I think you'd really enjoy it, JoAnn!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-82904991276691056442011-03-22T20:20:51.364-04:002011-03-22T20:20:51.364-04:00AMy - I feel exactly the same way about his charac...AMy - I feel exactly the same way about his characters! Hope you can find a copy of his stories. I got mine from a bargain table at Strand Bookstore last summer, and was thrilled to find that it included an intro by Richard Russo.<br /><br />Nymeth - I hope you get a chance to read Yates. The Easter Parade is my favorite novel so far this year - need to get it reviewed soon!<br /><br />Em - Short stories are a great way to 'date' new writers. That's how I got to meet Colm Toibin, T.C. Boyle, Louise Erdrich, and Eudora Welty.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-39251106161711099962011-03-22T18:50:40.255-04:002011-03-22T18:50:40.255-04:00I keep discovering that many authors I have wanted...I keep discovering that many authors I have wanted to read have written short stories; it's great, maybe I will finally get my introduction to them then..Emhttp://emeire.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-9176403700870329552011-03-22T17:40:35.671-04:002011-03-22T17:40:35.671-04:00I have yet to read any Yates, but the excerpts you...I have yet to read any Yates, but the excerpts you posted certainly make me want to!Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-48559479975911048282011-03-22T16:13:15.976-04:002011-03-22T16:13:15.976-04:00Yates writing is so matter of fact but so compelli...Yates writing is so matter of fact but so compelling and I often feel as if I know his characters or would recognize the,. This is such a sad story, I want to give Harry a hug! I love the detail in Yates' stories, too.<br /><br />I have to get myself a copy of this collection!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09866342436745173619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-90498857700740396072011-03-22T13:52:12.240-04:002011-03-22T13:52:12.240-04:00Abby - Hmm, never considered the similarities betw...Abby - Hmm, never considered the similarities between Yates and JCO, but now that you mention it... Simon's description of Yates as somber seems especially apt. JCO has seemed a little more despairing and brutal to me. I've loved Revolutionary Road and The Easter Parade (my favorite novel so far this year) and would be curious to see what you make of Yates.<br /><br />And I definitely choose books to fit my mood or the time of year! Winter seems perfect for Dickens or other long classics, but I read more contemporary stuff during the summer.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-86191937450717064082011-03-22T13:16:36.275-04:002011-03-22T13:16:36.275-04:00I've never read Yates but from what you said h...I've never read Yates but from what you said he remind me of Joyce Carol Oates in that, I have to be in a certain mood to read her. It is usually in the fall when that general melacholy seems to settle over everyone as they say good bye to summer and prepare for the upcoming winter. Are there writers you read like that, at certain times of the year or when you are in a certain mood?~Abby~https://www.blogger.com/profile/15852404023734348353noreply@blogger.com