tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933974886000166254.post112261646186305913..comments2022-03-26T22:00:17.625-04:00Comments on ATLESWOOLF: If absurdity could kill: ANTICHRISTA, by Amélie Nothombatleswoolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532919784974485930noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933974886000166254.post-56711961803604182342008-03-17T19:14:00.000-04:002008-03-17T19:14:00.000-04:00Prego, non c'é davvero di che, D!I'm so glad you r...Prego, non c'é davvero di che, D!<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad you read it, at last... and wow, what a masterly review!<BR/><BR/>You quoted some of my favourite lines from the book... there are at least two other fantabulous ones I can recall now: one is the short paragraph about the prodigal son, the other is the answer one of the guys gives to Blanche's question: "Why are you kissing me?"... and it's "Because you're not uglier than the others."<BR/><BR/>"Antichrista" reminded me of another book, too!<BR/>It was not Atwood's, it was Daphne du Maurier's.<BR/>It was "Rebecca", of course!<BR/><BR/>I know, I know, I know. The parallel I drew was kinda forced but, still, I can't help seeing Manderley on fire while reading Blanche is doing those physical exercises Christa taught her.<BR/><BR/>Well done, D!<BR/>I hope you'll get to read all of Amélie's books, sooner or later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com