Sunday, April 24, 2011

His Illegal Self by Peter Carey

Not worth the effort. The prose is elusive, allusive, complex, but the story of an abandoned child of famous 1960s radicals, and the hippy woman who pretends she is his mother, does not fit with the prose. I threw it aside. I didn't have time to struggle with it anymore. Why does one give up one book in particular, and yet put up with the others that might be lesser literary achievements?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

not my favorite peter carey novel, but try the others if you haven't. he's fantastic.

Featured Post

Buy my books.

Buy the books on Amazon, and watch videos of some readings.   Please.