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Didn't know there was a book on poor Bridget. I wouldn't have thought there was enough of a story or at least the details to sustain one, what would i know though?
Well I'm only two chapters in but it's largely a cultural history of Ireland at the time. I think her main mission is to try get modern (circa 1999) readers to understand the mindset in rural Ireland at the time that could lead to this kind of thing.
Seems more like the entire village cried witchcraft/fairies cos they half-believed it. I'm yet to get to the why of it all though.Pre-electricity anything and everything was possible. Or maybe there's more to it, did the husband cry witchcraft to try exonerate himself?
yeah tell him Freedom was shiteI’m going to see Jonathan Franzen speaking tonight. Do youse want me to yell anything at him?
Guardian Live | Book club with Jonathan Franzen | The Guardian Members
This was really good. The first half was some literary professor/critic quizzing him about Freedom – he wasn’t allowed talk about Purity. Franzen looked so uncomfortable throughout. He said a number of times that he didn’t really like interpreting his books. Kind of made me warm to him a lot more. He was way more relaxed during the audience Q&A because he got the usual inane questions about how he made his characters so realistic. At one point he misgendered a woman asking a question which was really awkward. He said a few things which could be interpreted as un-PC and you get a sense that it's an incomplete thought or just a way to ease the tension and it comes out sounding wrong. Then people jump all over it because it’s easier to do that than get the context. I suspect he’s slightly Aspergers. Got a copy of Freedom signed by him.yeah tell him Freedom was shite
I'm reading the Burning of Bridget Cleary about the last women in Ireland burned for being a witch. Good stuff so far, lots of fairy talk.
Incidentally my edition has a much more academic cover than this:
It also led me to find this band with an offensive name (CC @johnnystress)
Burning Bridget Cleary | High Energy Celtic Trad Band | Home
He is that, but The Corrections is great. Freedom too, to a lesser extent.I've never read anything by him. Was kind of turned off by the whole idea of another white guy talking about self-important white guy things, would you recommend him?
Freedom is awfulI've never read anything by him. Was kind of turned off by the whole idea of another white guy talking about self-important white guy things, would you recommend him?
yeah whatever ObamaFreedom is awful
Freedom is awfulHaven't read Freedom but I really liked The Corrections
there were other posts in this thread about Freedom. I went looking for them but couldn't find them. I bet they were taken down cos even just reading about Freedom is boring.freedom isn't free
it costs a buck oh five
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