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Religious community life: tension, spirituality, suppressed sexuality, practicality. Less overtly philosophical than Under the Net.
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The Guardian selected it as a book to give you hope:
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The blurb was misleading, as I thought this would be a bit more tongue-in-cheek... or something. I'm also not sure about Murdoch as a proponent of gays and lesbians, as the characters in this book are not exactly pro-gay themselves. We'll see, though, once I read A Fairly Honourable Defeat, which Garth Greenwall claimed in his NYRB article on Hide to have a great portrayal of a gay marriage.
But I digress. The book was good. I liked it, even if I didn't particularly like the plot or the characte ...more
But I digress. The book was good. I liked it, even if I didn't particularly like the plot or the characte ...more
My review: https://theblankgarden.com/2018/05/04...
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Aug 08, 2011
Farrah
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Kaitlin
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