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Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories
by Flannery O'Connor
Genre: Southern Gothic, Short Stories
Triggers: derogatory terms and racial slurs, religion, elitism, racism
Rating as a movie: PG-13 for language and themes
My rating: ⭐⭐
My thoughts: What does it mean? 9 stories and I don't have a favorite or even a least favorite. I wouldn't reread any of these.
Recommend to others?: No. There are 2 types of unreleased tracks the ones you wonder why they weren't on the album and the ones you understand why they were cut and wonder if they should have stayed locked away. Most of these stories were released somewhere prior to this collection but I honestly wouldn't have missed them if they had not been released. I understand these stories were written in a different time and some weren't polished however I still find them completely unreliable and lacking. A huge issue for me is they are pro religion and anti racism but it does not feel that way when you read them. I would most definitely assume Flannery is an atheist based on the way these stories are presented but she's actually devout Catholic. Without overanalyzing these stories they feel incomplete, not looking over the cliff but standing a few feet away. I often had to reread the last page to clarify what occurred. I would not want to subject anyone to that type of literature unless they were not reading for pleasure but to enlighten themselves about the human condition.
Triggers: derogatory terms and racial slurs, religion, elitism, racism
Rating as a movie: PG-13 for language and themes
My rating: ⭐⭐
My thoughts: What does it mean? 9 stories and I don't have a favorite or even a least favorite. I wouldn't reread any of these.
Recommend to others?: No. There are 2 types of unreleased tracks the ones you wonder why they weren't on the album and the ones you understand why they were cut and wonder if they should have stayed locked away. Most of these stories were released somewhere prior to this collection but I honestly wouldn't have missed them if they had not been released. I understand these stories were written in a different time and some weren't polished however I still find them completely unreliable and lacking. A huge issue for me is they are pro religion and anti racism but it does not feel that way when you read them. I would most definitely assume Flannery is an atheist based on the way these stories are presented but she's actually devout Catholic. Without overanalyzing these stories they feel incomplete, not looking over the cliff but standing a few feet away. I often had to reread the last page to clarify what occurred. I would not want to subject anyone to that type of literature unless they were not reading for pleasure but to enlighten themselves about the human condition.