Exploits Russian cliches for maximum bleak pathos. Very much an outsiders' commentary on Russian tragedy and suffering. Plays to the American high-brow. Excellent command of language and character.
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Thursday, August 23, 2018
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad
First Conrad in, what, 15 years?
Started liking this a lot more once I realized it was satirizing everyone.
Scene that goes back and forth between Mr and Mrs Verloc's minds right before she kills him is extraordinary.
Started liking this a lot more once I realized it was satirizing everyone.
Scene that goes back and forth between Mr and Mrs Verloc's minds right before she kills him is extraordinary.
Thursday, August 2, 2018
Sunday, July 29, 2018
Tenth of December by George Saunders
Lots of class anxiety.
Peppy face of bureaucratic inhumanity.
Flights of fancy as escape from dismal reality. Despite chatty, ebullient style, characters' dreams and suffering taken seriously.
Sanguine American self-delusion. Chipper.
Superficial similarities to David Sedaris, but good.
Peppy face of bureaucratic inhumanity.
Flights of fancy as escape from dismal reality. Despite chatty, ebullient style, characters' dreams and suffering taken seriously.
Sanguine American self-delusion. Chipper.
Superficial similarities to David Sedaris, but good.
Saturday, July 28, 2018
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