Ephemera: Ouch!
I didn't know this was a contest...
I know Bret Ellis, and he’s a thoughtful guy. I’d no idea we were vying for worst-reviewed status…
His recent quote from The Guardian:
“I am the worst-reviewed American writer of my generation. It’s just a fact. If you can find another one, please, I’d like to know; it’s not Chuck Palahniuk, I can tell you that.”
Read the whole piece here.
Bret has always been a big help and a lot of support. I look forward to reading The Shards.
I saw Brett do a sell-out reading and Q&A in Manchester for the launch of 'Lunar Park'. He destroyed the earnest questions of the student audience who asked about themes of masculinity and fatherhood in his work. Asking how he would best describe 'Lunar Park', he replied, 'It's kind of like a whole dead-father-son-Hamlet kind of thing...yeah.' When he signed my books, I (in a moment of Cringe) shared I was also A Writer, but often felt blocked as I worried what my mother would think of my stories. He put his head in his hands and said, 'No, no. Do not ever think about what your mom thinks.' Great advice. He then signed the breasts of a Waterstones girl.
I always gave you good reviews; don’t remember reviewing Bret.