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“Lush” and “verdant” in the same sentence puts me on edge

"Some things in this world just ain't meant to be, not in the times we want 'em to, and the heart has to hold it in this world as a remembrance, a promise for the world that's to come. There's a prize at the end of it all, but still, that's a heavy load to bear."

This is WAY denser than I expected

reeeeeaaally hope Henderson’s not another Schickler

I appreciate that the preface proposes an actual hypothesis!

“He was on the defense all the time about his faith, as if he were perpetually conscious of some friction, like that of an ill-fitting shoe.”

the peasants recognize a priest by sight but the officials can’t

reminds me very much of Silence by Endo

I have such a love-hate relationship with this novel

this mini-exegesis of “Brick,” is she (either the character or author) serious? can’t tell with this book— I think because the character is so thin.

missing comma. strange mistakes

the assumption of familiarity with some writers, the elision of others... it’s weird

not for a second believing a 45-yo novelist in the late 90s has never heard “Casey at the Bat”

I feel like we're kind of getting into a weird area here, what with the medical stuff and the two guys and the waiting on submissions and now possibly child abuse...

...the fantasy is not that a second draft could be good, it’s to have a friend who recognizes how good a novel it can be

typo

is our narrator supposed to be not-so-smart? 150 pages in and I still can’t tell...

“coached, depending on the season, boys’ football, basketball, and baseball.”

uh... just guessing Ms. King don’t sports much