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Reading this modernist novel provides a visceral experience of alcoholic misery, emptiness and pitiful apathy. More is being revealed to me as I continue to consider the character in the book, the author and the writing style. For me this was a uniquely powerful read.
"In 1930s Paris, where one cheap hotel room is very like another, a young woman is teaching herself indifference. She has escaped personal tragedy and has come to France to find courage and seek independence. She tells herself to expect nothing, especially not kindness, least of all from men. Tomorrow, she resolves, she will dye her hair blonde.
"Jean Rhys was a talent before her time with an impressive ability to express the anguish of young, single women. In Good Morning, Midnight, Rhys created ...more
"Jean Rhys was a talent before her time with an impressive ability to express the anguish of young, single women. In Good Morning, Midnight, Rhys created ...more
Well written, but so depressing.
Not my type of book.
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