Caroline Gordon was a Southern writer who
was friends with Flannery O'Connor. There's even a book published of
their letters to each other. I love finding out about new short story writers. Before this, I read her novel "Strange
Children". I loved the dialogue between the characters Uncle Tubby
and Lucy. However, I really didn't like the ending. I found it
stereotypical. There's a story here "The Waterfall" which seems
pre Strange Children as it has the same characters. I like that story
more. It had a different ending. Another story that I liked was
"The Petrified Woman" about a family reunion. It deals with a
man's obsession over a petrified woman that he sees at a carnival. He swears it
moved. As well, "Quaint" was a worthwhile read.
It's about a tobacco plantation and a white guy lusting after an African
American girl. Caroline
Gordon didn't change my world but I'm glad I read it anyway.
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