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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
O'Connor ranks along with Shirley Jackson - as writing about "everyday" people acting like monsters to one another - really chilling (and often quite unexpected) occurrences within a seemingly normal environment. Highly recommended! She is usually classified as a Southern Gothic writer - trending into horror.
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Thank you. I will give her a look.
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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
OK - a new quiz:
“People are islands,' she said. 'They don't really touch. However close they are, they're really quite separate. Even if they've been married for fifty years.”
“The bitch is dead now."
“The conventional parabola--sentiment, the touch of the hand, the kiss, the passionate kiss, the feel of the body, the climax in the bed, then more bed, then less bed, then the boredom, the tears and the final bitterness--was to him shameful and hypocritical.”
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The Valley of the Dolls?