{"id":22424,"date":"2011-10-21T12:30:30","date_gmt":"2011-10-21T16:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=22424"},"modified":"2011-10-21T11:43:53","modified_gmt":"2011-10-21T15:43:53","slug":"cycling-second-person-narration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2011\/10\/21\/cycling-second-person-narration\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycling; Second-person Narration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/boyreadingnedanshutzsmall5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3251\" title=\"boyreadingnedanshutzsmall5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/boyreadingnedanshutzsmall5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/boyreadingnedanshutzsmall5.jpg 271w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/boyreadingnedanshutzsmall5-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><em>I love both reading and cycling. Can you recommend some great titles? \u2014Monica<\/em><\/p>\n<p>To answer this one, I consulted our resident cyclist, Peter Conroy. And did he deliver! Says Peter:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>With respect to the classics, the discussion has to start with Tim Krabbe\u2019s <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rider-Tim-Krabbe\/dp\/1582342903\">The Rider<\/a><\/em>, a fictionalized account of a one-day amateur race in 1978. Brutish and beautiful, this is required reading for anyone who\u2019s ever wanted to go faster. Daniel Coyle\u2019s <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lance-Armstrongs-War-Against-Scandal\/dp\/B0057DBWJ8\/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1319139882&amp;sr=1-6\">Lance Armstrong<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lance-Armstrongs-War-Against-Scandal\/dp\/B0057DBWJ8\/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1319139882&amp;sr=1-6\">\u2019<\/a><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lance-Armstrongs-War-Against-Scandal\/dp\/B0057DBWJ8\/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1319139882&amp;sr=1-6\">s War<\/a><\/em> is a fascinating tour through the bizarre world of pro cycling in the aughts and a great portrait of the man who systematically dominated its hardest race from 1999 to 2005. More recently, Timm Kolln\u2019s <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rouleur.cc\/the-peloton\">The Peloton<\/a><\/em> is a stunning collection of photos and remarkably candid interviews with a generation of professional racers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>I feel I\u2019m the lone standout in my book club of highly educated, highly literary, middle-aged ladies. I never took a literature class in college, and I like a good page-turner with a bit of plot and action. I also believe a good read doesn\u2019t, by definition, leave its reader utterly depressed! So far, judging by the other members\u2019 selections, it seems that I\u2019m the only one who feels this way. It\u2019s my turn to pick a book. Can you suggest something that will please us all?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The divide between \u201cliterary fiction\u201d and \u201cgood reads\u201d isn\u2019t as stark as it sometimes seems\u2014recent Booker controversies to the contrary! You have loads of options. After all, who doesn\u2019t love a page-turner now and then? You don\u2019t mention whether your book club is geared more toward new fiction or classics, but if you can take the latter route, you can\u2019t go wrong with Dickens. Have you read <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bleak-House-Charles-Dickens\/dp\/1427040915\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1319209961&amp;sr=1-1\">Bleak House<\/a><\/em>? A few newer titles that spring to mind: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Wind-Up-Bird-Chronicle-Novel\/dp\/0679775439\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1319209945&amp;sr=1-1\">The Wind-up Bird Chronicle<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Never-Let-Me-Kazuo-Ishiguro\/dp\/B00456F7RG\/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1319209922&amp;sr=1-4\">Never Let Me Go<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Magicians-Assistant-Ann-Patchett\/dp\/B0018202YI\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1319209900&amp;sr=1-1\">The Magician\u2019s Assistant<\/a><\/em>, and\u2014while it may seem intimidating on the face of it\u2014<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Infinite-Jest-David-Foster-Wallace\/dp\/0316066524\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1319209872&amp;sr=1-1\">Infinite Jest<\/a><\/em>. All a pleasure to read with plenty of fodder for discussion.<\/p>\n<p><em>In this magazine, Gore Vidal once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/interviews\/3917\/the-art-of-fiction-no-50-gore-vidal\">said<\/a>, \u201cThe second person certainly holds few charms.\u201d What is your opinion of second-person narration?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tricky. I think the great second-person book list may begin and end with <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Absalom-Modern-Library-William-Faulkner\/dp\/0679600728\">Absalom, Absalom!<\/a><\/em> That said, I\u2019m willing to hear a case made for <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bright-Lights-Big-City-McInerney\/dp\/0394726413\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1319209839&amp;sr=1-1\">Bright Lights, Big City<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Have a question for the editors of <\/em>The Paris Review<em>? <a href=\"mailto:advice@theparisreview.org\">E-mail<\/a> us.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love both reading and cycling. Can you recommend some great titles? \u2014Monica To answer this one, I consulted our resident cyclist, Peter Conroy. And did he deliver! Says Peter: With respect to the classics, the discussion has to start with Tim Krabbe\u2019s The Rider, a fictionalized account of a one-day amateur race in 1978. 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