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hermetic

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12. Well, son of a gun....

Tue Oct 11, 2016, 10:21 AM

Oct 2016

I've read O'Connor's stories back in the 60s and never knew there was a novel. So of course, I had to look it up. (Wiki)

"The novel concerns a returning World War II veteran who, haunted by a lifelong crisis of faith, resolves to form an anti-religious ministry in an eccentric Southern town. The novel received little critical attention when it first appeared but has since come to be appreciated as a somewhat unique work of 'low comedy and high seriousness' with disturbing religious themes."

Be still, my heart! Can't wait to get my hands on that. Published in '52, it should be easy to find on public domain sites.

Thanks!

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Well, son of a gun.... hermetic Oct 2016 #12

Thanks, hermetic, for the thread. I'm still reading Paulette japple Oct 2016 #10

Gotta tell ya, hermetic Oct 2016 #11

Sounds intriguing. I hope I can find it in our library system. japple Oct 2016 #13

Spoiler alert on Dark Matter. CrispyQ Oct 2016 #14

THANK YOU hermetic Oct 2016 #15

Before the Fall by Noah Hawley. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2016 #16

Read that a few weeks ago. Goblinmonger Oct 2016 #17

Haven't seen that series. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2016 #18

I have not. Goblinmonger Oct 2016 #19