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A review by therainscene
Edith's Diary by Patricia Highsmith
4.0
I read this within a sitting, but that may have been a mistake....It wasn't as fast-paced or obvious about Edith's insanity as I expected, but it was certainly an enjoyable (?) book. Something about how she writes her characters with such description and specificity makes you happily say, "I see myself in some of that character!" Then you think about it some more and are terrified by the notion.
For example, the son is SUCH a scary character, he is teenager-like in his showing of annoyances, but with a dark turn. When the story changed perspectives and he was abandoned by his friend, I thought to myself, "I totally understand that feeling of being ignored by someone who's older." But the way he is is so repulsive that the idea of sharing any experience with him was an awful thought.
For example, the son is SUCH a scary character, he is teenager-like in his showing of annoyances, but with a dark turn. When the story changed perspectives and he was abandoned by his friend, I thought to myself, "I totally understand that feeling of being ignored by someone who's older." But the way he is is so repulsive that the idea of sharing any experience with him was an awful thought.