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A review by savaging
Keep the Aspidistra Flying by George Orwell
2.0
I have a heart for any Bartleby who prefers not to struggle and strain for money and good jobs. But for two reasons I mostly hated this book:
1. I think you can write about tiresome and repetitive characters without making the entirety of the writing likewise tiresome and repetitive.
2. I think you can write about misogynist characters without making the entirety of the writing likewise misogynist. The whole heavy weight of redemption for this sad man -- and for the narrative arc -- rests on an abused and demeaned and gaslit Manic Pixie Dream Girl Extraordinaire. Man, I'd love to see what Rosemary could do with her life in the #MeToo age.
1. I think you can write about tiresome and repetitive characters without making the entirety of the writing likewise tiresome and repetitive.
2. I think you can write about misogynist characters without making the entirety of the writing likewise misogynist. The whole heavy weight of redemption for this sad man -- and for the narrative arc -- rests on an abused and demeaned and gaslit Manic Pixie Dream Girl Extraordinaire. Man, I'd love to see what Rosemary could do with her life in the #MeToo age.