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...Belle of Memphis,” and by the time she meets Wright, her self-obsession has collapsed into pure solipsism, not without the help of a casual morphine addiction. “Yes, she’d hidden her kit from Frank as much as possible and from Leora too, not that she was ashamed or in danger of becoming a morphinomane or anything of that nature, but because her medicines were a private affair and no one else’s…” Boyle masterfully conveys the relentless paranoia of this deranged woman. Her uncontrollable...
...found the cover image so offensive that I had no interest in reading the story. The picture promotes violence. Such disregard for human life is damaging to all of us, no matter who the victim of the attack is. Leora Sapon-Shevin Syracuse, New York...
...LEORA SAPON-SHEVIN...
...still powerfully challenge uses of religion in modern times. Even in her most Biblical moments, in a chapter written in the style of Old Testament verse, Horn’s humorous criticisms come through. As the Jobean Bill wails at the loss of his precious slides, he confronts Leora, “With your supermarket ethics! Philosophy of Costco! Morality of strip malls; theology of home videos...
...make their religious, moral or life philosophies heard. The text is particularly labored as it ventures into Bill’s past, where it finds the necessary connections, symbols and images to reach the novel’s climax. It is tough for the reader to leave the unusual Leora for Bill’s story...