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Leaves me Hungry

AquamarineAura's picture

First thoughts on Williams:

Its’ familiar, like I’m actually being told these anecdotes sitting around in a living room or campfire. But it’s not quite, there’s still formality because it’s still written down. I really like it though because it feels casual and allows me to enjoy it and then look back later and think further into it. If I want to dig deeper and find the messages that Williams hid for the readers then I can, but it’s not necessary to do that just to soak up the stories he’s telling. I want to call it purple prose, but it’s not? It’s just really good at appealing to the senses, even with simpler word choices