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A review by thereadinghobbit
The Haunted Boy by Carson McCullers
5.0
'His hand sought the adjacent flesh and sorrow paralleled desire in the immense complexity of love.'
I read The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by McCullers a long time ago, but I still remembered it vividly. It made a big impression on me and I'd recommend it to anyone to likes modern fiction of people's lives (don't be putt off by the sappy sounding title. The book is everything but. The original title was The Mute, which is much better in my opinion). I've been meaning to read more of her work, but I never got around to it. So when I saw Penguin published some of her short stories in this collection, I simply had to have it. The stories are grim and melancholic, but also in a way life affirming. Some have called is 'Southern Gothic', and I think that describes it just right. Three amazing stories full of life and emotion and sorrow and hope. The darker sides of life, but still with a glimmer of hope.
I read The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by McCullers a long time ago, but I still remembered it vividly. It made a big impression on me and I'd recommend it to anyone to likes modern fiction of people's lives (don't be putt off by the sappy sounding title. The book is everything but. The original title was The Mute, which is much better in my opinion). I've been meaning to read more of her work, but I never got around to it. So when I saw Penguin published some of her short stories in this collection, I simply had to have it. The stories are grim and melancholic, but also in a way life affirming. Some have called is 'Southern Gothic', and I think that describes it just right. Three amazing stories full of life and emotion and sorrow and hope. The darker sides of life, but still with a glimmer of hope.