**THIS REVIEW FIRST APPEARED IN The Coil**And quite frankly I would be disgusted to the point of taking immediate vengeance if I was brought to a purportedly magical place one afternoon in late September and thereupon belted down to the pond, all by myself most likely, only to discover the word pond...
The fact of a nameless, description-less main character in Pond by Claire-Louise Bennett implies that there is deeper meaning to be found in the book. The focus on mundane, minute details implies that a symbolic meaning exists beneath the surface. The use of complex words implies that there are thin...
This is a unique book basically consisting of a series of meditations by a woman who is living a fairly solitary life. She’s mostly alone but does have contact with some friends and even throws a party. Her musings are sometimes humorous and sometimes sad. Some of the chapters are very short, only...
http://msarki.tumblr.com/post/140693225343/morning-1908-by-claire-louise-bennettIn her short story Morning, 1908 Claire-Louise Bennett writes masterly of what it feels like to find oneself in a potentially compromising situation and then realize it may have been what she wanted in the first place. ...
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