So good. Creepy, playful, and seductive. It constantly challenges its readers' perspectives, alternately contructing them as judges and voyeurs, and, So good. Creepy, playful, and seductive. It constantly challenges its readers' perspectives, alternately contructing them as judges and voyeurs, and, for me, raises the question of how to ethically read such a novel. It's pretty troubling, when you're reading a book, and you find yourself identifying with the hero, who is also a pedophile....more
Awesome! It's a conversation between two characters, but the reader only hears what one of the characters is saying. Awesome! It's a conversation between two characters, but the reader only hears what one of the characters is saying. ...more
I liked it. It wasn't particularly academic, but it did a good job of making the case that postmodernism isn't as scary as Josh McDowell and Francis SI liked it. It wasn't particularly academic, but it did a good job of making the case that postmodernism isn't as scary as Josh McDowell and Francis Schaeffer make it out to be....more
I'm still not sure what I think of this one. It's more conservative than I had expected, but the narrative voice makes it at least fun to read. It's wI'm still not sure what I think of this one. It's more conservative than I had expected, but the narrative voice makes it at least fun to read. It's witty....more
A fun read, although Lamott deals with certain issues (euthanasia, abortion) in a way that makes me uneasy. The majority of the book, though, was a plA fun read, although Lamott deals with certain issues (euthanasia, abortion) in a way that makes me uneasy. The majority of the book, though, was a pleasure....more
Unbelievable, lame, boring, melodramatic, but says some interesting stuff about language. For the protagonist, a priest writing a journal, literary crUnbelievable, lame, boring, melodramatic, but says some interesting stuff about language. For the protagonist, a priest writing a journal, literary creation is an act of resistance and subversion. The novel also contrasts human language with God's language in a self-reflective way that I have not often found in Christian novels. ...more
I read this book for a class on French women filmmakers because Laetitia Masson made a film adaptation of this novel in 2002. Please don't crucify me,I read this book for a class on French women filmmakers because Laetitia Masson made a film adaptation of this novel in 2002. Please don't crucify me, but I honestly enjoyed the movie a lot more than the book. ...more
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