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Jul 31, 2020
A dark comedy, set in the American deep south. Not always easy to read, but worth it.
A tidy second hand copy. I am looking forward to re-reading the book shortly.
Dec 05, 2018
The Old Curiosity Shop is fairly early Dickens, following soon after Nicholas Nickleby, but has the evil Quilp v. soppy Little Nell.
I'm gradually collecting the Folio Dickens with Charles Keeping illustrations. This is no where near my favourite Dickens, but is well worth the read for some of the characters. Charles Keeping is very good at depicting the cramped Victorian backgrounds of warehouses and riverside scenes. His style also catches some of Dickens' groteque and comic characters. The book was in good condition and well presented in its original protective box.
Oct 21, 2020
A comdedy satirizing modern American life and especially fundamentalist attitudes.
The author returns to the Tula Springs of his first novel 'Modern Baptists' where Burma, now an extremely wealthy widow saddled with a vast house modelled on Graceland, is trying to use her money charitaby and ethically, while still hoping for romance with Bobby Pickens, even though he is now married. The book is a satirical comedy in which petty poltical, religion and social prejudices conspire to sabotage Burma's good impulses. At one point she complains that 'all my money seems to end up helping the greedy.' The author also shows how his characters are compromised by the trappings of commercialism. Usually with Wilcox, the seemingly casual plot does lead to some sort of redeeming epiphany when things are, just for a short while, in balance. I'm not sure this happens here - although she does get together with her Bobby. It was not as hilarious as some of the earlier titles, but I enjoyed it, and would have got more from it, I'm sure, if I knew more about American politics and religious attitudes.