Comments on: The Gay Talese Reader: Portraits and Encounters http://www.gleeuta.org/36-the-gay-talese-reader-portraits-and-encounters.html Tue, 11 May 2010 03:14:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Aco http://www.gleeuta.org/36-the-gay-talese-reader-portraits-and-encounters.html#comment-124 Aco Sun, 18 Apr 2010 02:24:54 +0000 http://www.gleeuta.org/36-the-gay-talese-reader-portraits-and-encounters.html#comment-124 For a sweetly essential read this is a must. Profiling people like Muhammed Ali, Floyd Patterson, Joe DiMaggio, Peter O'Toole, Sinatra and his own grandfather, Talese unites the journalistic style he even writes about, with an attractive fiction-like narrative. I looked forward to reading this each time, and was captivated by the non-sequitor poetics of Mr. Talese. Highly recommended for being simple, active and care-full about it's subjects. Rating: 5 / 5 For a sweetly essential read this is a must. Profiling people like Muhammed Ali, Floyd Patterson, Joe DiMaggio, Peter O’Toole, Sinatra and his own grandfather, Talese unites the journalistic style he even writes about, with an attractive fiction-like narrative. I looked forward to reading this each time, and was captivated by the non-sequitor poetics of Mr. Talese. Highly recommended for being simple, active and care-full about it’s subjects.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Susan http://www.gleeuta.org/36-the-gay-talese-reader-portraits-and-encounters.html#comment-123 Susan Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:50:47 +0000 http://www.gleeuta.org/36-the-gay-talese-reader-portraits-and-encounters.html#comment-123 This book was recommended reading for the Magazine Writing course I recently completed. It's by far the best set of written-for-magazine articles I've seen. In a world saturated by smarmy, self-important Rolling Stone articles, it's refreshing (stunningly so) to read what used to grace the pages of prestigious magazines. To read Talese's account of Frank Sinatra is a treat, most definitely. His use of detail and respect for his subject is astounding. Talese's own account of his life as as a shy tailor's son is meticulously written as well. This book is highly recommended for anyone who wants to see how compelling prose should be written. Rating: 5 / 5 This book was recommended reading for the Magazine Writing course I recently completed. It’s by far the best set of written-for-magazine articles I’ve seen. In a world saturated by smarmy, self-important Rolling Stone articles, it’s refreshing (stunningly so) to read what used to grace the pages of prestigious magazines. To read Talese’s account of Frank Sinatra is a treat, most definitely. His use of detail and respect for his subject is astounding. Talese’s own account of his life as as a shy tailor’s son is meticulously written as well. This book is highly recommended for anyone who wants to see how compelling prose should be written.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: princessleiannie http://www.gleeuta.org/36-the-gay-talese-reader-portraits-and-encounters.html#comment-122 princessleiannie Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:02:41 +0000 http://www.gleeuta.org/36-the-gay-talese-reader-portraits-and-encounters.html#comment-122 Very nice to read. I like the short story format because I can pick it up and read a story here and there. Very well written. Rating: 5 / 5 Very nice to read. I like the short story format because I can pick it up and read a story here and there. Very well written.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: P. J. Owen http://www.gleeuta.org/36-the-gay-talese-reader-portraits-and-encounters.html#comment-121 P. J. Owen Sat, 17 Apr 2010 22:43:41 +0000 http://www.gleeuta.org/36-the-gay-talese-reader-portraits-and-encounters.html#comment-121 Gay Talese epitomizes literary journalism, or, as Tom Wolfe coined it, "The New Journalism". He writes articles as if they were short stories; they are character-driven and artfully written with the smoothest prose you'll likely ever read. His most famous stories, like `Frank Sinatra Has a Cold' and `The Silent Season of a Hero', are about famous people. But he preferred to write about common people, often with unique jobs, such as the obituary writer in `Mr. Bad News'. He can make anyone fascinating to read about. <br /> <br />This anthology is a good starting point for initiates to Telese's work, though I would have liked some excerpts from his more famous longer works, such as `Honor Thy Father' or `Thy Neighbor's Wife'. Still this collection is so good, it's liable to make you want to run out and buy these other works to enjoy them in their entirety. <br /> Rating: 5 / 5 Gay Talese epitomizes literary journalism, or, as Tom Wolfe coined it, “The New Journalism”. He writes articles as if they were short stories; they are character-driven and artfully written with the smoothest prose you’ll likely ever read. His most famous stories, like `Frank Sinatra Has a Cold’ and `The Silent Season of a Hero’, are about famous people. But he preferred to write about common people, often with unique jobs, such as the obituary writer in `Mr. Bad News’. He can make anyone fascinating to read about.

This anthology is a good starting point for initiates to Telese’s work, though I would have liked some excerpts from his more famous longer works, such as `Honor Thy Father’ or `Thy Neighbor’s Wife’. Still this collection is so good, it’s liable to make you want to run out and buy these other works to enjoy them in their entirety.

Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: R. Buck http://www.gleeuta.org/36-the-gay-talese-reader-portraits-and-encounters.html#comment-120 R. Buck Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:58:18 +0000 http://www.gleeuta.org/36-the-gay-talese-reader-portraits-and-encounters.html#comment-120 Profound writing in easy-to-grasp narrative is what Gay Talese does so well, capturing the common man. This is a thorough treatment of his work, and I would recommend it to anyone who 1) desires to know how the ethnological process should be carried out or 2) just wants to read reallly good writing. Rating: 5 / 5 Profound writing in easy-to-grasp narrative is what Gay Talese does so well, capturing the common man. This is a thorough treatment of his work, and I would recommend it to anyone who 1) desires to know how the ethnological process should be carried out or 2) just wants to read reallly good writing.
Rating: 5 / 5

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