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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
Flannery O'Connor's moral life is revealed in these sharply framed stories to be utterly complicated, richly historical, and socially grounded.
Painful. The stories made you cringe, and explored the deepest of the human condition. This book was exhausting. At times, I was enthralled and other times I felt like I was pushing through an ultramarathon on a unicycle. It's a must read and hands down one of the most intellectually stimulating books I've read in a long time.
To be clear, I did not read the entire collection of short stories, just Everything that Rises Must Converge. Very good and interesting.
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Flannery seems to see the worst in people, in a very fun way. lots of references to her own life it seems (religion, disability)
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Dit boek is niet slecht geschreven; het is gewoon niet mijn ding. Narigheid, narigheid en nog eens narigheid. Ik ben hier een beetje te gevoelig voor geloof ik en kan dus niet zeggen dat ik er plezier aan heb beleefd. Zag op tegen het lezen. Toch ga ik het boek onthouden, wie weet kan ik een van de korte verhalen ooit eens gebruiken als voorbeeld bij thema's als jaloezie, schijnheiligheid en hoogmoed.
Basically brilliant. Not much else to say but...brilliant.
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm giving O'Connor five stars for her writing. This is such a perfect inside look at a hypocrite that I wish I could send it to a few people anonymously with the assurance that they would read it. It's really that good.
I would give her no stars for one thing. Why, oh why, do so many writers rely on the hysterical female trope? When a woman is faced with awful adversity, evil, any situation or circumstance she simply cannot bear, she uses not her voice, but an hysterical outburst to show her upset. This sets us back decades and almost eclipses any point the author is trying to make.
Read this! You know someone, or many someones, just like the bitch in the story, but ignore the hysteria. That's a complete misstep by Flannery.
I would give her no stars for one thing. Why, oh why, do so many writers rely on the hysterical female trope? When a woman is faced with awful adversity, evil, any situation or circumstance she simply cannot bear, she uses not her voice, but an hysterical outburst to show her upset. This sets us back decades and almost eclipses any point the author is trying to make.
Read this! You know someone, or many someones, just like the bitch in the story, but ignore the hysteria. That's a complete misstep by Flannery.
奥康纳的故事有一些完全不留情的残忍在里面，像宰一头认命的哑巴羊，流血是个fact而非incident。“他的双手紧紧钳住她的脖子，抬起她的头，重重地磕在恰巧在下方的石块上，又是两下。他看着那张脸，那张脸上的眼睛慢慢向上翻起，似乎一点都不在乎他。”——几乎每个故事里都有个瞬间像让人听到头骨在石头上裂开，但不是那种渲染暴力的氛围，只是悲到令人麻木。