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The Curtain: An Essay in Seven Parts by Milan Kundera
4.0
If anyone could force me to read any 19th century French literature, it's Kundera. As far as I can tell, he seems right on in regards to most of his critical topics. My favorite section being, "Kitsch and Vulgarity." Kundera tells of a situation where a friend doesn't get the joke he makes. "what held us apart was the clash of two aesthetic attitudes: the man allergic to kitsch collides with the man allergic to vulgarity." I have to say, I'm on Kundera's side for sure.
The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O'Connor
3.0
I can never resist themes of secularism versus fanaticism. This novel was not quite what Wise Blood is but it's extremely vivid in it's raw and rapid pace. Plus, I love any book where Satan makes a cameo. Who doesn't.