The Animal-Lover's Book of Beastly Murder
Following the national bestseller Selected Stories, this fall brings the republication of a gripping Highsmith classic.Stories from The Animal-Lover's Book of Beastly Murder portray, with incisive humor, the murderously competitive desires of our most trusted companions. In this satirical reprise...
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Following the national bestseller Selected Stories, this fall brings the republication of a gripping Highsmith classic.Stories from The Animal-Lover's Book of Beastly Murder portray, with incisive humor, the murderously competitive desires of our most trusted companions. In this satirical reprise of Kafka, cats, dogs, and the occasional cockroach are no longer benign elements of a happy home but actually have the power to destroy it.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780393323665 (0393323668)
Publish date: October 17th 2002
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Highsmith was an astute observer of relationships and tortured minds. In this book stories are easily transferable to interactions between humans, but the tales of murder in this collection are told from the perspective of animals who seek revenge on their assailants. It's a very grim read.
I've had this book for many, many years and I think it's the third time I've read it. I remember finding it quite boring in the past and, well, my opinion changed a bit but not too much. After a couple of stories it seems like you're reading the same thing over and over: animal likes gentle human ac...
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