-----------Recommended by AuntiePam - also fan of authorJennet Stearne, the main character of the novel, is a stubborn, inquisitive natural philosopher - not the most appropriate profession for a woman in the early 1700's. A loss early in her life makes her determined to disprove witchcraft with ...
This would be a 3-star review if the book had to stand on its own merits, but I got extra enjoyment from this as a history lesson on Morrow's writing style. Morrow remains one of my favorite authors, but, eesh, his older stuff is kind of rough. There's just so much gratuitous cruft. This doesn...
A Fine Debut Novel from One of Speculative Fiction's Greatest Living SatiristsAdmittedly "The Wine of Violence" isn't James Morrow's best work, but even it, as a debut novel, illustrates much of the major themes present in his literary career, with an interest in exploring - and ridiculing - fait...
Act 1- In which we meet a bunch of personality quirks masquerading as characters. And some basic background is laid down.A strange loner in a lighthouse learns one of his sperm bank donations has self-fertilized, a new immaculate conception, this time in a test tube. Meet Julie Katz, daughter o...
I like to read these post-apocalyptic novels because I like depressing things. This one was different from any that I'd read. It was a satire of sorts, along with a strange kind of fantasy, a legal drama, and a little of the depressing stuff thrown in for good measure.It follows tombstone engrave...
**Warning:** there are bound to be some gross, and most likely inaccurate, generalizations in here about James Morrow based on my current consumption of only two of his novels. And maybe a few small spoilers. First, let me say that this is the first author in a long time who has engaged me enough...