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On Wings of Song

Thomas M. Disch

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Oct 01, 2007 Christy rated it really liked it

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Thomas Disch's On Wings of Song is a multi-layered, interesting novel because it addresses issues of power (familial, governmental, disciplinary), the value of art, the relationship between mind (or soul) and body, and the relationship between appearance and reality.

Power: The protagonist, Daniel Weinreb, has grown up in the repressive society of Iowa. While still a teenager he is arrested for selling forbidden out-of-state newspapers and is sent to jail where he nearly freezes and starves becau ...more

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