Reviews for Fictional Space in the Modernist and Postmodernist American Novel

The average rating for Fictional Space in the Modernist and Postmodernist American Novel based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-11-09 00:00:00 Jonathan Gianguzzo This book was an excellent analysis of the fiction of Flannery O'Connor, especially in the connection to the Christian concept of retribution as seen in the works of Dante and Chaucer. I reread her short stories and saw a deeper meaning in them. O'Connor's angry characters were in need of heeding the quote from Ephesians in the New Testament: "do not let the sun go down on your anger." O'Connor saw retribution for her characters if they did not rectify their anger and differences with others before the day ended." If you like O'Connor, you will like this book.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-05-28 00:00:00 Thomas Tidwell This book is basically an extended version of the "motifs" section of sparknotes. The authoer never gets to the point. Lots of plot summary of O'Connor's work and very brief analysis involving retribution and other motifs. Does not answer the "so what question"