Having, while by no means a strange name, nevertheless a relatively uncommon one, I am always struck when it turns up in a book I am reading. And I think I have just found my all-time favourite use of my name in a novel, or at least one that is going to prove very hard to beat in the 50ish years of reading that I hope are yet to come. From Meg Wolitzer's 'The Position':
"Marie, yes, Marie..." Long once said thoughtfully, stroking the edges of his moustache, after Paul had mentioned a former girlfriend. "Forgive me, Paul. Was she the one who gagged uncontrollably when she attempted to orally gratify you, or the one whose mother had Lupus?"
Employee gets laid off due to extreme body odor: ‘I genuinely felt bad for
him. He had only just started the job and hadn’t really had the chance to
show what he could contribute. You could tell he felt embarrassed and
ashamed’
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To pass the smell test
I felt really identified with this story because I've had to deal with this
issue multiple times in my life. I don't mean with my bo...
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What unenviable options of which of the two to identify with... But I feel I might enjoy the book!
I am happy to have given your name such... well, weird exposure, I guess. This was amusing to read.
Best,
Meg Wolitzer
Meg, thanks for stopping by! I will be saying further nice things about your book once I have finished it.
Sis, yes, you'd love it I think!
oh - another meg. how unsettling. i was just going to comment that most megs i encounter have four legs and a cold, wet nose. (mind you, i used to know identical twins called ben and rex - that's even worse, surely?)
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