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I was reading this today while I gave blood. The nurse asked me what it was and I showed her the title. She asked if they were true stories. At first I said no. And then I changed my mind.
This time I did read the introduction before the book, then I read it again afterwards. Anna Summers puts it well:
The changes [Petrushevskaya] introduces in vocabulary, perspective, rhythm, and intonation sneak up on us, and before we know it we have implicitly forgiven bizarre, bewildering, and often vulgar be ...more
This time I did read the introduction before the book, then I read it again afterwards. Anna Summers puts it well:
The changes [Petrushevskaya] introduces in vocabulary, perspective, rhythm, and intonation sneak up on us, and before we know it we have implicitly forgiven bizarre, bewildering, and often vulgar be ...more
May 01, 2020
Kara
marked it as to-read
