Beautifully written, absorbing character study - it put me in mind of Edith Wharton in its mercilessly anthropological but compassionate detail. One oBeautifully written, absorbing character study - it put me in mind of Edith Wharton in its mercilessly anthropological but compassionate detail. One of those books I always looked forward to picking up again whenever I had the time, and I was sorry to see it end....more
A devastating post-mortem on the fate of Detroit, my tragic hometown - what happened and why. It really hurts to read but this is an outstanding work A devastating post-mortem on the fate of Detroit, my tragic hometown - what happened and why. It really hurts to read but this is an outstanding work of scholarship and sociology....more
A fine collection of academic articles covering this great writer's oeuvre, from her chilling classic short story "The Lottery" to her domestic comediA fine collection of academic articles covering this great writer's oeuvre, from her chilling classic short story "The Lottery" to her domestic comedies to her gothic novels; I found Tricia Lootens piece about the familial and sexual politics in Jackson's great The Haunting of Hill House a particularly fresh take on the novel, beautifully and convincingly argued. ...more
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