Thursday, February 23, 2006

Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor

I loved this strange, dark little novel. It actually came bundled with "Everything That Rises Must Converge" and some other works - all good. It's very much the opposite of "The Poisonwood Bible", which I also just finished. "Wise Blood" is ambiguous. If the author is preaching I can't tell it, but there is a powerful message. In that sense it's a much more satisfying read for me than "Poisonwood", since it was so preachy towards the end. At least in "Wise Blood" I am left to make up my own mind about the meanings of the strange actions of the characters, and that's the way I like it.

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