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The American Woman in the Chinese Hat: A Novel |
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Rating:  Summary: subtle, ingenious, intense Review: carole maso's depiction of a woman writer on the edge of madness, alienated from her own self and suffering with the aftermath of love, is an intense portrait of love/loss. the reader watches catherine slowly descend into madness as the line between her writing and her reality blurs. her relationship with the frenchman lucien (one of the most heartbreaking relationships in recent fiction) further pushes her over the edge and causes her to realise her own loneliess. i recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of poetic prose filled with erotic imagery, especially those who are writers themselves. i look forward to reading more work by maso.
Rating:  Summary: subtle, ingenious, intense Review: carole maso's depiction of a woman writer on the edge of madness, alienated from her own self and suffering with the aftermath of love, is an intense portrait of love/loss. the reader watches catherine slowly descend into madness as the line between her writing and her reality blurs. her relationship with the frenchman lucien (one of the most heartbreaking relationships in recent fiction) further pushes her over the edge and causes her to realise her own loneliess. i recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of poetic prose filled with erotic imagery, especially those who are writers themselves. i look forward to reading more work by maso.
Rating:  Summary: Electricity of desire Review: Catherine travels to France to write and to mourn her brother. Her lover Lola tells her she's now seeing someone else (briefly), and this sends Catherine into a depression. She sleeps indiscriminately with both women and men she encounters, acting out her detachment and self-destruction. She ends with Lucien, a man who's her equal in beauty, intelligence, and solitude. Their doomed affair must inevitably end, and each must regain their life back, hopefully before they destroy each other. Maso's style is lyrical and erotic, and is rooted in Gertrude Stein and Virginia Woolf. It's a novel of longing, of desire, of France, and of the world of writers. It also reminded me somewhat of Violette Leduc's work, where it's an honest, unflinching writing that does not shy away from personal pain. Quite electrifying.
Rating:  Summary: disappointing Review: From the reviews, I thought I would love this book. After 40 pgs I found this book to be choppy and disconnected. What about all the french in there that most people would not understand. I did not care for it and did not finish reading it.
Rating:  Summary: disappointing Review: From the reviews, I thought I would love this book. After 40 pgs I found this book to be choppy and disconnected. What about all the french in there that most people would not understand. I did not care for it and did not finish reading it.
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