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 | Affinity | |
 | "Obsession, Deception & Addiction!" | 2007-03-31 |
| I'm struck by a few similar elements in Affinity and The Turn of the Screw. Sexual repression as it contributed to the female characters' malaise is the clearest. Given Sarah Waters's great scholarship, the choice of Peter Quick's name was surely not coincidental but meant as a nod to Henry James's Peter Quint. Once tipped off, it's a short step to begin doubting the credibility, if not the sanity of the main female character. Why as yet haven't any reviewers commented here on the steady and generous intake of opium (laudanum) and chloral hydrate (a hypnotic) that Miss Prior was accustomed to consuming? While she was most certainly blinded with love for Selina Dawes, her huge drug habit surely further distorted her perceptions and judgment about that lady. Though it could have been shorter and tighter, you can read this story on political, social and psychological levels. What is not ambiguous, however, is the ending. The scam is very real. Common threads running through Sarah Waters's first 3 books (haven't read the most recent yet) are betrayal and the abuse of power, woven into very different and clever entertainments. | ||
 | Jesus & the Riddle of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Unlocking the Secrets of His Life Story | |
 | "Wish I had looked more closely..." | 2006-04-16 |
| This book, Jesus & the Riddle of the Dead Sea Scrolls, is the exact same book as Jesus the Man, both by Barbara Thiering. One is published in Sydney and London under the title, Jesus the Man, and the other is published in the U.S. by HarperCollins. This may help other readers avoid buying both books, as I did, thinking that they are 2 different books. | ||
| Jesus & the Riddle of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Unlocking th Secrets of His Life Story | |
| "Wish I had looked more closely..." | 2006-04-16 |
| This book, Jesus & the Riddle of the Dead Sea Scrolls, is the exact same book as Jesus the Man, both by Barbara Thiering. One is published in Sydney and London under the title, Jesus the Man, and the other is published in the U.S. by HarperCollins. This may help other readers avoid buying both books, as I did, thinking that they are 2 different books. | ||
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