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Blix
Frank Norris
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Community Reviews
I am somewhat in denial that this was written by Frank Norris. For those unacquainted with his work, I consider "McTeague" to be a triumph of the English language, a book so amazing that it echos throughout fiction today (anytime you see two dudes handcuffed to each other in the desert, with one pro
2.5 stars. How did the author of
McTeague
and
Vandover and the Brute
suddenly transform into Booth Tarkington? This is not a great piece of literature by a long shot (how many times can Norris use the dialogue tag “vociferated”?); even so, one can’t help but be captivated by Norris’ lighthea
One of my all time favorite books and one I could recommend to just about anyone!
Infinitely charming. Read after a number of depressing novels and histories, and it was a good spirit-lifter (until whatever I read next).
Boy and girl date. Boy and girl decide to be friends. Boy and girl realize they were in love all along. The End.
I read this out of an interest in American literary naturalism and having read 'The Octopus'. 'Blix', in sharp contrast to 'The Octopus', is a strange and rather clunky romance. The central theme is of the redemptive power of a good woman's love (Blix saves Conde from his one vice, gambling). It is
Pure of heart and beautifully realized. (And written by my wife's great-Uncle!)