Comments on: “Lottery” by Patricia Wood http://curioushealing.com/2009/11/lottery-by-patricia-wood/ Follow Sonia Connolly's curiosity about healing, business, and fun Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:43:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Sonia Connolly http://curioushealing.com/2009/11/lottery-by-patricia-wood/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Sonia Connolly Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:55:23 +0000 http://curioushealing.com/?p=258#comment-174 Hi Patricia, Thanks for dropping by and commenting! I completely understand that your book is not a self-portrayal. At the same time, it does reflect what you see as important or unimportant. It would have been easy to choose a different phrase, or to have a character comment on the phrase at least once, since it is used several times. Perry certainly comments repeatedly on Keith's profane language. Hi Patricia,

Thanks for dropping by and commenting!

I completely understand that your book is not a self-portrayal. At the same time, it does reflect what you see as important or unimportant.

It would have been easy to choose a different phrase, or to have a character comment on the phrase at least once, since it is used several times. Perry certainly comments repeatedly on Keith’s profane language.

]]> By: Patricia Wood http://curioushealing.com/2009/11/lottery-by-patricia-wood/comment-page-1/#comment-173 Patricia Wood Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:41:57 +0000 http://curioushealing.com/?p=258#comment-173 Thank you for your kind comments about LOTTERY. It's important to note that as a first person unreliable narrative, characters use language that may be deemed offensive. The author is well aware of the sensitivity of terms such as Gyp, Indian, cripple, and retard, among others but the characters in the book are often oblivious. I appreciate you bringing up an important point. Many readers perceive that the novel is a portrayal of the author and it is not. For example my character keith is quite profane but it's a type of speech I avoid. This often initiates a lively discussion in book clubs. Much aloha Patricia Wood Thank you for your kind comments about LOTTERY. It’s important to note that as a first person unreliable narrative, characters use language that may be deemed offensive. The author is well aware of the sensitivity of terms such as Gyp, Indian, cripple, and retard, among others but the characters in the book are often oblivious.
I appreciate you bringing up an important point. Many readers perceive that the novel is a portrayal of the author and it is not. For example my character keith is quite profane but it’s a type of speech I avoid.
This often initiates a lively discussion in book clubs.
Much aloha
Patricia Wood

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