Aimee Bender | William Maxwell

#APSTogether, • October 15, 2020

Aimee Bender | William Maxwell, So Long, See You Tomorrow

When I was in graduate school, a trusted friend told me about this novel, So Long, See You Tomorrow, and how it was one of his favorites. He hooked me in when he mentioned a surprise move in the storytelling, something I won’t reveal now, because it would be a kind of lowkey spoiler, but it let me know the book was different than how it appeared; I didn’t imagine this plainspoken-looking novel would take such a risk. His comment got me in the door of the book, which is then full of further surprises; it’s a novel with a dramatic story to tell, and that intrigued me too, but it has a quiet core, a thrumming beautiful dignified quiet core about loss, and that is the magnetic pull that brings me to it again and again. I really look forward to reading and discussing it with you.

Reading Schedule:
Day 1 (October 15) | Chapters 1 and 2

Day 2 (October 16) | Chapter 3

Day 3 (October 17) | Chapter 4

Day 4 (October 18) | Chapter 5

Day 5 (October 19) | Chapter 6

Day 6 (October 20) | Chapter 7

Day 7 (October 21) | Chapter 8

Day 8 (October 22) | Chapter 9

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