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Why do I hate Annie Dillard?

I don’t know who Annie Dillard is. Apparently, she’s a Pulitzer Prize-winning author if Wikipedia is reliable. Her name was written down in my moleskin on my list of books and authors that I should check out. There was no particular book assigned next to her name so while I was in Powell’s Book I was forced to browse through a couple of her books. In the end, I didn’t pick up any of her books this time around. None of them struck me as something I needed to read immediately. Anyway, one of my favorite things about buying used books at Powell’s is that people will occasionally leave bookmarks in their old books. Sometimes, these bookmarks are notes. One of Annie Dillard’s books had this note in it (click on it for a larger image):

Who do I hate Annie Dillard?

The author of this note didn’t enjoy the book it seems. If anyone has any incite in to Annie Dillard or how Connecticut is different from North Carolina, feel free to share.

Saturday, December 6th, 2008 at 1:44 pm.
Filed under: Thoughts on Books.

2 Responses to “Why do I hate Annie Dillard?”

  1. Michelle Says:
    December 10th, 2008 at 3:25 pm

    Hilarious…Never seen author envy written in such vivid detail.

  2. Michelle Says:
    December 10th, 2008 at 10:25 pm

    Hilarious…Never seen author envy written in such vivid detail.

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