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The Professor And Other Writings (2010)

by Terry Castle(Favorite Author)

3.67 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0061670901 (ISBN13: 9780061670909)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Harper

review 1: I didn't care for the first story in this collection but I'm so glad I kept reading. Most of the writings beside The Professor reminded me of Doris Lessing's The Golden Notebook: difficult but brilliant. The Professor was one of the most twisted, realistic and uncomfortable things I've read in a while. Castle nails the "S&M relationship of the vanilla set" (I can't remember where I heard that but it fits) and anyone who has loved someone toxic will relate.
review 2: Literary non-fiction is the most self-indulgent of all styles of literature. Really, does anybody care about some writer's (lesbian) lovelife, vacations, or taste in art? Terry Castle redeems the inherent self-indulgence of the genre, but only just. She actually has interesting taste in music, dr... moreops literary references in a way that makes the reader feel more cultured, and the lesbian-ness of the bad relationships makes them a little more enjoyable. The wordcrafting is good, and occasionally sparkling, and what the hell, everybody like lesbians.((I only mention lesbians, because that's about the frequency at which Terry Castle mentions her sexuality)) less

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