Stunning Review of Nothing Save the Bones Inside Her
I’ve never been reviewed like this, so capably, so intelligently, with such an insider’s grasp of the struggles of the main characters. Sorry to bounce you to another blog, but check out Dr. Audra Spicer’s take on Nothing Save the Bones Inside Her.
I love every paragraph, but here’s a favorite:
Lindemuth’s world is no place for half-measures, not for dogs nor characters nor author. His subject and style are in the tradition of John Donne, mixed with a northern Appalachian Gothic tone reminiscent of William Faulkner, and a crystalline, straight line of descent from Flannery O’Connor.
Like I said, I’m stunned by Dr. Spicer’s treatment of my work. I try to make fictional worlds that are perfect unto themselves, and I assume I know my worlds better than anyone. But it turns out that when an author completes a story, he or she becomes a mere privileged reader, but no authority. I feel indebted to Dr. Spicer for illuminating aspects of my work that I was blind to.
