This is exhilarating writing.
This complex, often uncomfortable, book contains among its pages some of the most exhilarating writing about theatre ever committed to paper, a beady and original analysis of Britain (and incidentally British theatre) in the 50s and 60s, a profound account of the evolution of modern Australia, and a darkly frank one of the inner life of its author.
That lofty goal is ridiculous but also exhilarating; why write at all, if not for the highest possible stakes?
"After being boxed in by man and his constructions in Europe and the East, the release into space is exhilarating," he wrote in The New York Times in 1982 about his repeated visits to Texas.
I found myself caught between its harrowing story and the exhilarating pleasure of the writing.
"This was exhilarating," Mr. Bos wrote in an e-mail message.
" 'Gabriel's Story' is both artistically impressive and emotionally satisfying, a serious work that heads off in exhilarating directions," Maria Russo wrote in these pages last year.
What Comes Next and How to Like It by Abigail Thomas New from the bestselling author of A Three Dog Life comes this exhilarating and superbly written memoir about aging, family, creativity, tragedy, friendship, and the richness of life.
Smith is best when writing about the exhilarating torture of a first crush.
And I couldn't see how Roth, in the fluency of his own voice and personality, attempted so many conceptually or formally exhilarating flights -- I needed writing that wore its formal concerns more on its sleeve.
But for those of us who can't imagine doing anything else, who are a bit mad and a bit masochistic to begin with, writing can be exhilarating.
