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A review by frazzle
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
5.0
I guess books like this are what the term 'modern classic' is for.
Big themes - social inequality, political philosophies, unrequited and secret loves - almost unbelievably big for a 23 year old to tackle, and tackle well.
Her reading of Dostoevsky and the other greats really tells. (Though I guess some of her political characterisation might unkindly be called a touch facile?)
She captures the profound disillusionment when the depths of each of our secret longings meet the cold realities of existence.
But most of all, just a bloody good story.
Not one I'd heard of before, but one that will stay with me for a while yet.
Big themes - social inequality, political philosophies, unrequited and secret loves - almost unbelievably big for a 23 year old to tackle, and tackle well.
Her reading of Dostoevsky and the other greats really tells. (Though I guess some of her political characterisation might unkindly be called a touch facile?)
She captures the profound disillusionment when the depths of each of our secret longings meet the cold realities of existence.
But most of all, just a bloody good story.
Not one I'd heard of before, but one that will stay with me for a while yet.