When authors decide to read to their fans they can sometimes make their work more vivid. Leguin is very likable and is passionate about her work. Before she even starts reading, I feel this warm kindness radiating off her. You can see that her audience is affected by the way she reads. She is well spoken and shows this as she reads the passage. With every word spoken, I can visualize the story in my head. Every word she speaks is like a brush stroke painting a picture in my head. Hearing Leguin live makes the story that much better. The best way to describe this is like when you go to a live concert, the show is always better than just listening to their music. The same applies here and just hearing and seeing LeGuin speak almost makes her work become alive. Coming from me, a person who does not enjoy reading, I can consider reading this book, because hearing her read is making me interested.
I agree with you Julian. The author was warm and kind. I thought it was cute how she joked with the audience. The reading was interesting.
ReplyDeleteScary picture. Which author are you discussing (a full name would help along with the title of the work)? What connections can you make between the video and the story in the text?
ReplyDelete