tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post1940236617232632264..comments2024-02-29T02:37:34.896-06:00Comments on Ivebeenreadinglately: Conversations with William MaxwellLevi Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094919454842047688noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-56123740386290928922012-10-02T11:31:16.030-05:002012-10-02T11:31:16.030-05:00I'm a Maxwell fan and didn't hear about th...I'm a Maxwell fan and didn't hear about this book's publication; thanks for posting about it!<br /><br />I've never quite figured out why Maxwell isn't as popular as he should be. He's so kind, sad, and realistic, and he writes so well about the past, about memory, and about life outside the city. The New Yorker sometimes gets taken to task for a sort of sophisticated urban parochialism, but Maxwell does such wonderful work on the Midwest and its towns. The one friend I convinced to read Maxwell reported to me that she was unable to pry herself from the book for a whole weekend.Matt Keeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879233228833576188noreply@blogger.com