Richard III
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Richard III is a historical play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written around 1593....
The Amen Corner
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The Amen Corner is a three-act play by James Baldwin. It was Baldwin's first attempt at theater...
Three Sisters
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Three Sisters is a play by the Russian author and playwright Anton Chekhov. It was written in 1900...
The Aleph
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Borges' stories have a deceptively simple, almost laconic style. In maddeningly ingenious stories...
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DC Showcase - Jonah Hex (2010)
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An animated short focusing on the DC comics character Jonah Hex. It was released alongside Batman:...
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Acanthea Grimscythe (300 KP) rated The Grownup in Books
May 16, 2018
I would be doing myself a disservice if I didn't admit that Flynn immediately snared my attention with the opening to her short story: a main character whose job is to... well... to pleasure men, but not by having sex with them (oral or otherwise). Of course, this profession of hers is masqueraded by a front as a psychic. Because of this need to cover up her actual job, the main character meets a troubled woman by the name of Susan Burke and from there, things get a little crazy to say the least.
Plot-wise, Flynn does a great job at sticking to what many horror fans might describe as a classic ghost story, only she doesn't really go too far in depth as to the details of the haunting - or lack thereof. Instead, she introduces several characters, a plausible chain of what might be paranormal events, and then an inconclusive ending where no fault is actually placed.
For a short story, "The Grownup" isn't all that bad, though I must admit that the title doesn't mesh well with its contents. I would much rather have read this as a full length novel, as Flynn undoubtedly has a knack for unexpected twists and turns. Even though I found "The Grownup" to be unsatisfying, Flynn's talent at the element of surprise still shined through brightly in this short work.
Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated God: A Human History in Books
Oct 4, 2017
As an atheist/ agnostic reading this, the historical elements were more of interest as the philosophical aspect seems to fall short due to the lack of exploration on why God even became a concept.