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Wise Blood

Flannery O'Connor

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Jul 09, 2013 Tanya rated it liked it

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The characters, though not likeable, were captivating. Getting to the end of the story was like watching a disaster in progress and you can't look away as it is both that interesting and awful.

I have to keep thinking about this book and the characters' decisions to figure out more of the symbolism.

Another one checked off for 1,001 books to read before you die. ...more

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Dec 17, 2013 Kent Winward rated it liked it

The Church of Christ with No-Christ is the conceit that O'Connor uses to skewer the fundamentalist mindset. Maybe I'm just getting to jaded by too many books, but I badly wanted to laugh and enjoy the mocking, but it fell just a little flat for me. ...more

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