Rochelle's review
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
by Flannery O'Connor
ooo - how have i missed this? i'm ordering it today.
I've been loving her lately. Especially the title story of this one. Based on the title I assumed it was going to be about a lonely woman, but then a couple of murders later... so much for southern hospitality.
I also loved Wise Blood, which is excellent in that creepy southern kind of way.
Rochelle's review
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor
Rochelle's review
rating:
Oh good lord. Someone said she made the south seem even creepier than it already was and i agree with a shudder. And my experience is that you can never really shake off these stories. She can create a character in five words that you will recognize instantly way, way down in your cerebellum--or maybe somewhere in your gut--and it will live there inside you forever. I think she is the unmatched master of the short story form. And don't get me wrong, you will laugh at times while reading. But then later in the evening, you'll feel this chill pass over you and you'll just want to make a run for it--probably all the way north, to Canada or someplace.
ooo - how have i missed this? i'm ordering it today.
I've been loving her lately. Especially the title story of this one. Based on the title I assumed it was going to be about a lonely woman, but then a couple of murders later... so much for southern hospitality.I also loved Wise Blood, which is excellent in that creepy southern kind of way.