that's the feeling I get too, of practically wanting to shout to the
characters to lift the edge of the carpet or look behind them or wait
for their returning lover just a little longer. I think 'errors' like
those get to us because they're so awfully *human*, it's something so
tragic that's oxymoronic in a way: both avoidable & inevitable.
KS
On 27/04/07, Joanna Boulter <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Tess of the Durbervilles? It's the dramatic irony that gets to me. I find
> things like that crucial letter pushed under the door and hidden by the mat
> totally unbearable.
>
> joanna
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alison Croggon" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 9:30 AM
> Subject: Re: Abrupt Snap - What is the saddest book ever written?
>
>
> > It's hard to think of the saddest - there are lot of books that deal with
> > sadness (I'm curious, why is Bridge over the River Drina loathsome,
> > Jennifer? Is the book horrible, or does it deal with horror? should books
> > not deal with horrible things?)
> >
> > But maybe the most devastating book I know of - the ending is one of the
> > most profoundly sad I know - is The Last of the Just, Andre Schwartz-Bart.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > A
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