Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Book 36: The Violent Bear It Away (O'Connor)

Is the idiot love Rayber resists the same thing as Old Tarwater's faith and prophecy? I don't think so: Old Tarwater's full of fear and hate. This book's conflict isn't good against evil: it's a battle between two confusions. Picking a side in that fight is pointless.

Good writing, though, and very intense.

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