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...introduction that "although there are no notes, exhaustive research was undertaken for this book," and while this is apparently so, it is manifested in a particularly disappointing manner. Province sculpts his book from a mass of quotations linked by his own commentary, rarely stopping to place the reader in context. One can scarcely refer to Province's resources, as there is neither index nor footnotes. The reader is left with an often compelling version of the Patton story, as told by the author, without the chance to question his point of view...
...eight novels that Golding wrote after Lord of the Flies relentlessly do so, in frequently venturesome ways. Neanderthals are exterminated by a rapacious new breed of creatures called Homo sapiens (The Inheritors); a shipwrecked survivor clings to a rock in the Atlantic Ocean, wondering (along with the reader) whether he is alive or dead and recalling his wickedness on dry land (Pincher Martin); a towering religious structure is erected on a foundation of slime (The Spire...
...mistresses of the art of speech," as Virginia Woolf characterized Mme. de Sévigné, is said by Mossiker to have "verbalized as naturally as she breathed." Even so, the French writer's voice carries, resonating across the cultural and linguistic divide. For that echo alone, the reader can be grateful. -By Patricia Blake
...latest novel. The Cannibal Galaxy. In large part, the success of the novel hinges on Ozick's ability to underscore the sense of anguish within her characters by sophisticated understatement. While Brill experiences travesties of monumental impact, he internalizes much of his anguish, ironically heightening its impact on the reader. More important, Brill's determination to carry out what he regards as his mission in the face of these obstacles endows him with a necessary depth of character. The resulting intensity of the novel surfaces in language so rich with imagery and metaphor that parts of it read like verse...
...data bases that now exist in the U.S. range from general information services like the Source, a Reader's Digest subsidiary in McLean, Va., which can provide stock prices, airline schedules or movie reviews, to more specialized services like the American Medical Association's AMA/NET, to real esoterica like the Hughes Rotary Rig Report. Fees vary from $300 an hour to less than...