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Saturday, November 22, 2008
You've finished the book . . .
So, you've finished reading Population 485. Here's your chance to give your initial response to Michael Perry's memoir. What did you find most engaging? What are the books strengths? How is Perry as a memoirist? Was there anything about the memoir that didn't you enjoy?
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Michael Perry's book is written with the quirky combination of joy and sorrow that can only be found in a small town. As a firefighter, the author must be able to laugh at the situations which might only otherwise be most difficult to deal with at all. Perry writes in such a way that the reader is able to laugh and cry along with him.
The chapter on Perry's many vomit encounters had me both laughing out loud and desperate to take a shower. His descriptions of the men and women he works with and encounters while on the job are exquisite. In a creative writing class, I once read that characterization is the most important element of either fiction or creative nonfiction. This has always stuck with me, and I was reminded of it when falling in love with each of Perry's characters.
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