Speaking of lists...

[Bekah]

I totally loved that book,  yes,  depressing as it was probably,  I  
didn't see it - I was riveted by the language, the imagery.  And it  
was 40+ years ago when I read it, too  - when whomever rerelased it,  
I guess.   I wasn't an English major (history) and Call It Sleep was  
probably one of the best novels I'd read  completely on my own to  
that point in my short  life (age 20?)   Thanks for the memory.

Bekah


On Nov 18, 2008, at 5:03 AM, Lawrence Bryan wrote:

>
> I was looking at Henry Roth's novel, Call It Sleep, and remembering  
> how depressing it was. That was 40+ years ago when I was in one of  
> those depressing life periods young folks sometimes go through. Was  
> it really as depressing as I recall? What other good reads should  
> those with suicidal tendencies avoid?
>
> Lawrence, not yet looking for an excuse to do away with himself...
>