Maryann Burk Carver

Oh boy. Pretty bad and poorly written. Felt I was back in grade school. Even the bits about Lish (which is why I was looking at this in the first place) were somewhat lame. I actually hoped she would shed some light on how it was, what it used to be like being married to Raymond Carver. At least the title claimed she would.

This is the story of a marriage...a sad, depressing marriage. Well written and interesting.

A disappointing book overall. It was certainly a tough life for the two of them but there's almost too much going on (the family are constantly on the move it seems) and I never felt there was time to settle down and really look at the people involved. Although it's an interesting look into Raymond Carver's life it's sadly lacking in details about how he wrote and his inspirations. His Paris Review interview was a lot more illuminating on that front.

Depressing. They were very poor. Very good. Explains how difficult it is to write a book. Excellent book.