tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post2731396796524455637..comments2024-03-28T22:15:17.067-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: 'I prefer to be true to myself'Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-20294832023674630122018-08-07T11:59:09.494-05:002018-08-07T11:59:09.494-05:00I read it sometime during my high school years. It...I read it sometime during my high school years. It wasn't required; I think it had something to do with research for an essay. I'm embarrassed to say that I don't remember much about it. Time for a re-read.Tony Galatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944671504245191140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-56594860724585137342018-08-07T10:32:02.391-05:002018-08-07T10:32:02.391-05:00I trust Neil will be gratified that he has inspire...I trust Neil will be gratified that he has inspired at least one reader to get on the stick and actually read what Douglass wrote rather than simply relying on his reputation, which is nothing to sniff at either.<br /><br />john<br /><br />Douglass should be proud: I got all of Jane Austen for 49 cents; his "Narrative" cost 99 cents. Kindle of course.tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-39781244270710072642018-08-07T09:16:15.275-05:002018-08-07T09:16:15.275-05:00Tobias Wolff, IMO America's greatest living me...Tobias Wolff, IMO America's greatest living memoirist, agreed with you and Douglass. He said that the key to writing a good memoir was to take no thought of your own dignity.Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.com