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Nabokov's rankings are dogmatic but for the most part congenial. Yet, something seems wrong in his assessment of Dostoevsky: His tone is too violent, too bitter. The attack on Dostoevsky apparently became obsession for the writer. His criticism of Crime and Punishment as petty and simple-minded seems also...
Not all of Tichy's adventures are so apocalyptic. He attracts mad scientists, members of "the gray brotherhood of obsession," who confide their wild schemes to him. One visitor unveils a working time machine; unfortunately, he commits involuntary suicide when he projects himself forward to see how his invention...
This loss of memory is due to a constant obsession with hunger and food, and is not uncommon, Carni says. "Anorectics have the attention span of three-year-olds. I've treated women who can't sit through a movie, read a book and who are totally insensitive to cold...
Doctors and researchers who study eating disorders emphasize that the sooner a victim seeks medical help, the more quickly and painlessly he or she can be diagnosed and cured. Carni has found that small groups of about four to six members meeting once a week have been particularly successful in...
Colleen McCullough's An Indecent Obsession follows her block-busting Thorn Birds; that's probably a better reason to buy her newest novel than its unconvincing World War II story line. But Mom and Dad loved McCullough's first book, and they'll probably love you for getting them this...