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Tag Archives: Richard Powers
The Books: “Galatea 2.2″ (Richard Powers)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Galatea 2.2, by Richard Powers. Unlike Goldbug Variations – which I raved about yesterday – I can’t really remember much about Galatea 2.2 except that the love story really struck a chord with me. It’s … Continue reading
The Books: “The Goldbug Variations” (Richard Powers)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Gold Bug Variations, by Richard Powers. First off, a link (because basically I don’t know where to start). And an excerpt from that link: There’s something â something I can’t quite articulate â being said … Continue reading
“Word came today”
This post made me cry – it’s a swept-away and yet articulate response to Richard Powers’ Gold Bug Variations It brought me back to my own experience reading that extraordinary book … and how blown away I was (and still … Continue reading
Richard Powers Just Won the National Book Award
2006 National Book Award Details here. Richard Powers just won for The Echo Maker. I have only read 2 others of his books – The Gold Bug Variations and Galatea 2.2: A Novel. I tried to read his other books … Continue reading
Holding On
One ought to be able to hold on to anything. Anyone. It did not matter who, so long as they were there. Yet the first one, this picture said, the generative template for all that you might come to care … Continue reading
Familiarity
He feels a strange euphoria, an overwhelming sense of inevitability. The thing about to make its grand entrance surprises him by its uncanny familiarity. — Richard Powers, “Goldbug Variations”