I don’t remember, if the first Mrs Rochester of “Jane Eyre” was the original “Madwoman in the Attic”, but Bertha Rochester sure was one. Here’s her story, the story of Antoinette Cosway, whom her new husband starts calling Bertha, and also a story of West India, of the freed slaves, of the hot and […]
A long, heavy Hugo winner with big heavy subjects about the humans, the universe — and everything. Very well written, with some good, intriguing characters. Only by the end Wilson somehow feels to be losing some of his touch, but on the whole. it must be one of the most exiting, best written Hugo novels […]
Some people just aren’t meant to be parents. And some books are not meant to be reread — for a long time at least. A very painful narrative of a family experiment — what else can I call it — gone badly wrong, and Kevin, who grew up to do horrible things. and unforgettable character, […]