tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9832114.post114340320070487199..comments2009-07-13T06:36:15.683-07:00Comments on Orion Reads: djuna barnes - the Thread makes no Conquest of the...good old ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14454702773523287540noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9832114.post-1144378405002243672006-04-06T19:53:00.000-07:002006-04-06T19:53:00.000-07:00word on the Moniker, holy cow.i find it bouncing a...word on the Moniker, holy cow.<BR/>i find it bouncing around my head for no reason at all pretty often. "djuna barnes, djuna barnes". no candle to "isabelle eberhardt", but what is ?good old ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14454702773523287540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9832114.post-1143661121394244812006-03-29T11:38:00.000-08:002006-03-29T11:38:00.000-08:00I have picked up and put down "Nightwood" no less ...I have picked up and put down "Nightwood" no less than 10 times over the last 15 years.<BR/><BR/>There's always been something that attracted me to Djuna (more than just the moniker...) and I wanted so badly to appreciate her work. "Nightwood" just did absolutely nothing for me. John Hawkes' "Limetwig" has had the same draw. I wanted both books to be so much better...<BR/><BR/>So, it's nice to hear that one of Djuna's titles did it for you, especially after hearing that we shared the same misadventure with "Nightwood". I'll follow suit and give Ms. Barnes another go...the forgotten workshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086238656608309023noreply@blogger.com