A word: The work reviewed contains frank and violent depictions of child molestation and physical abuse. Plot:Ruth Anne “Bone” Boatwright comes into the world after her fifteen-year-old mother, Anney, is hurt in a car accident. Anney remains unconscious throughout the delivery but recovers. Granny and Aunt Ruth have tried to smooth things over with littleContinue reading “Review of “Bastard out of Carolina” by Dorothy Allison”
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Review of “Seaton’s Aunt” by Walter de la Mare: Halloween Countdown
For October 24 Plot: In exchange for a lavish treat, the narrator, Withers, agrees to spend a holiday with an unpopular boy, Arthur Seaton. Seaton appears “yellow” in color, with “slow chocolate-coloured eyes, and lean weak figure.” Because of his appearance, “most… true-blue Englishmen” treat him with condescension, hostility, or contempt. A day or twoContinue reading “Review of “Seaton’s Aunt” by Walter de la Mare: Halloween Countdown”
Reviews of Old and New Stories. Mostly Old 