A review by leelulah
Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose by Flannery O'Connor

5.0

If you thought you knew anything about writing fiction, turns out tht you don't. If you're obsessed with books being a full version of a statement, then you're wrong. And mostly, if you're obsessed about the American or Catholic novel in ways that hinder the prophetic vision of an author, then you're wrong. You just want sanitized literature, and here's Flannery telling you why. Being serious, this book is very engaging and also deals with the problems of modern education, which, despite having been writing in the late fifties, are as relevant as ever.