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LitCrush: Per Petterson
December 26, 2007
I haven't read
Out Stealing Horses yet, although I knew that I would want to after seeing so many critics and booksellers choose it as one of the best books of 2007.
But I'm afraid my reason for wanting to read it
today is just plain shallow: I opened The Washington Post to find
this profile of Petterson by Bob Thompson and was charmed by the author's quiet smile and ability to rock a plaid short-sleeved shirt and jeans. No black clothing! No "interesting" eyeglass frames! No back-of-the-book-jacket-expression-of-haute-ennui!
Rugged good looks, not a poseur; I am smitten. But the thing that truly makes me starry-eyed about Petterson?
"'I hate plots,' he says, explaining that he never, ever plans out his novels in advance."
Swoon.
Anyone out there read
Out Stealing Horses?
Posted by Bethanne Patrick on December 26, 2007 | Comments (1)
