Which did you like better?
Of the two offerings for this week, I preferred Hunter S. Thompson’s non-fiction short story “Fear and Loathing in America”.
Which kept your attention?
The narrative and fluid writing style employed by Thompson caused me to instantly recall my own feelings and emotions from that dreadful day. I remembered having the same emotions of shock and confusion that Thompson clearly relays in his story from that day when the planes struck the towers and thousands lost their lives.
Though the newspaper article by Litsky and Williams is well written in its own right, the writing method employed seemed to separate me from the events being described. It was like I was viewing the events through a filter which blocked all emotion,