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through a series of vignettes a serious and intimate relation between mothers, daughters, friends & what could be called 'friemies' is revealed that is clever & emotionally real while not being sentimental
Is it possible to read a novel about the working class and/or working poor that doesn't in some way slide into stale ideologies or crass sentimentality? I do think so. Perhaps, Meyers does as well.
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Ever so slowly, the literary world begins to embrace (re-embrace?) the zombie as a meaningful societal metaphor and thereby making it more precise and legitimate. Kudos to Jane Austen for having the foresight and to Seth Grahame-Smith for bring it to our collective attention.
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danielcasey, January 1, 2011
through a series of vignettes a serious and intimate relation between mothers, daughters, friends & what could be called 'friemies' is revealed that is clever & emotionally real while not being sentimentalAmerican Rust by Philipp Meyer
danielcasey, March 9, 2009
Is it possible to read a novel about the working class and/or working poor that doesn't in some way slide into stale ideologies or crass sentimentality? I do think so. Perhaps, Meyers does as well.(4 of 5 readers found this comment helpful)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance -- Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem! by Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane Austen
danielcasey, February 11, 2009
Ever so slowly, the literary world begins to embrace (re-embrace?) the zombie as a meaningful societal metaphor and thereby making it more precise and legitimate. Kudos to Jane Austen for having the foresight and to Seth Grahame-Smith for bring it to our collective attention.(2 of 8 readers found this comment helpful)