tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post7058629280768837565..comments2024-03-23T06:50:28.304-05:00Comments on PERPETUAL FOLLY: LitMag Wave: One Story No. 90Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-77209154405997192972007-07-07T09:41:00.000-05:002007-07-07T09:41:00.000-05:00I loved this. Just read it last night and found it...I loved this. Just read it last night and found it very moving. I like second person, though--and in this case I felt it was very much a first person account, thinly veiled to "protect" the narrator from her emotions.Mary Akershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05190983234403757377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-74610048731818914982007-07-06T17:33:00.000-05:002007-07-06T17:33:00.000-05:00I was moved by this story. A child's death is mate...I was moved by this story. A child's death is material that's very hard to pull off, but the writer managed to steer clear of sentimentality or numbness. I agree that it was the right choice to tell us of the son's death right at the start. The end felt too "hopeful" to me, but then I doubted myself for wanting to deny the narrator this little bit of something good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com