Oh, Lord! I’m probably not going to be able to watch that movie. I got freaked out just being in Costco today surrounded by people wearing masks and gloves and buying pallets of water (which I totally do not understand).

Yes the movie with Viggo Mortensen …. is quite worthwhile. But it does have THAT scene in it!

I will NEVER forget that scene. I didn’t know there was a movie but I don’t think I could watch it.

Thank you thank you thank you, for recommending it. I’m evangelical about it- everyone should read it.

I feel about it, the way I felt when I discovered Kent Haruf- like why I have wasted so much time reading anyone else? I want multiple copies- one to treasure and one to mark up.

Have you read his other novels? Anything you’d recommend?

I don’t want to impose on our bookish friendship too much, but if I could only recommend one book to you, this would be it.

Yes. Yes. Yes! “Everything I want in a book” that is exactly it. Which seems kind fo strange considering how brutal it was, but it was perfect.

Thank you! It is one of those books that hit me so hard I could hardly write about it. His writing was so perfect anything I said would fall short.

I completely understand- I want to read it again right now.