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A review by finnx2
Reflections in a Golden Eye by Carson McCullers
3.0
3.5/5
“She looked him full in the face with the most amazed expression. Even now he could not think of it without a shudder. And after a horribly long stare Alison had burst out laughing yes, laughing. She laughed so hard that she choked herself and someone had to beat her on the back. Finally she excused herself from the table. And all through that tormenting evening whenever he looked at her she gave him such a mocking smile.”
Tragedy, Tension, Repression
Love Triangle, Military, Southern Gothic
Through unsettling haunting prose, this novella lulls into a harsh drama in southern gothic style. The tragedy rests in lost dreams, fleeting landscapes, and incisive portraits of lingering attachments and touching alienation to understand why they do the things they do and want the things they want.
“She looked him full in the face with the most amazed expression. Even now he could not think of it without a shudder. And after a horribly long stare Alison had burst out laughing yes, laughing. She laughed so hard that she choked herself and someone had to beat her on the back. Finally she excused herself from the table. And all through that tormenting evening whenever he looked at her she gave him such a mocking smile.”
Tragedy, Tension, Repression
Love Triangle, Military, Southern Gothic
Through unsettling haunting prose, this novella lulls into a harsh drama in southern gothic style. The tragedy rests in lost dreams, fleeting landscapes, and incisive portraits of lingering attachments and touching alienation to understand why they do the things they do and want the things they want.