“Reading a good poem can give me a far bigger kick than a novel. But it's not something I can keep doing. It would be like shooting up 10 times a day.” GivingI CanWould BeReadingNovelBiggerGive MeShootingKicksShooting Up Author:Stephen Dobyns
“I never read Ford Madox Ford's "The Good Soldier." I've been reading books that I should have read years ago and did not. That's one of them.” ShouldYearsBookReadingYears AgoShould HaveSoldierReading BooksGood Soldiers Author:Stephen Dobyns
“I think I made a mistake with [Jane] Austen by reading all six in a row. There are similarities to the plots so by the time I got to the last one I could anticipate what was happening too easily. But her characterizations are amazing.” ThinkingMadeLastsReadingMistakeSixHappeningsPlotJaneAnticipateSimilarityMade A MistakeAustenCharacterizationI Made A Mistake Author:Stephen Dobyns
“I'm reading "The Sunset of a Splendid Century" by W.H. Lewis. He was C.S. Lewis's brother. He wrote two books about the French court of Louis XIV that are incredibly detailed. They are books that on every page you say, "Wow, think of that."” ThinkingTwoBookReadingCenturyBrotherPagesCourtSunsetWowSplendid Author:Stephen Dobyns
“I'm reading a manuscript by Rodney Jones, "Village Prodigies",it's one of the best contemporary poetry books I've ever read ever.” BookReadingContemporaryVillageManuscriptsProdigies Author:Stephen Dobyns
