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Originally Posted by Bookpossum
Interesting find Belle. I was certainly left with feelings of contempt in some of the cases, most particularly for the central character in The Counterparts. I had no sympathy for him through the story, but for him to beat the child because he had a bad day - which obviously had to be somebody else's fault - was despicable. But of course it would also be very true to life for someone as weak as he was.
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I didn't mind that story as much. There was something very real about it. Actually, the more I think about it, the more I appreciate the "realness" of what Joyce was giving me in these stories. The problems I had were more that they didn't go anywhere that made me feel like the thought was complete. I sort of felt like I'd taken the trip for nothing a lot of the time.
Some stories I liked more than others though.