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My feminist reading streak continues! This novel was first published in 1926, but it has a really timeless kind of feel. It centers on the titular Lolly, a middle-aged spinster who tires of living with her demanding relatives, and decides to live on her own in the country. And then her nephew follows her there, intending to write a book, and she is Fed Up with taking care of all these people and begs the universe for help. Whereupon she finds a kitten in h ...more
My feminist reading streak continues! This novel was first published in 1926, but it has a really timeless kind of feel. It centers on the titular Lolly, a middle-aged spinster who tires of living with her demanding relatives, and decides to live on her own in the country. And then her nephew follows her there, intending to write a book, and she is Fed Up with taking care of all these people and begs the universe for help. Whereupon she finds a kitten in h ...more
a slow natural creep (like creeping phlox) into a spinster's liberation/pact with Satan. I persevered through my brain not wanting to take the time to actually pay attention and read and it was worth it. It's short and lyrical and impactful, a great combination.
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After twenty years of living as a spinster aunt, dependent on her relations, Laura "Lolly" Willowes decides she has had enough and becomes a witch instead.
I loved this book. The style at first seems breezy but is in fact rich with uneasy imagery and has a thrilling undercurrent of weirdness (in the sense of Macbeth's weird sisters) that erupts in the final third. The book is funny, particularly Laura's deadpan interactions with her stuffy family, but it also has within it a deep seriousness. It' ...more
I loved this book. The style at first seems breezy but is in fact rich with uneasy imagery and has a thrilling undercurrent of weirdness (in the sense of Macbeth's weird sisters) that erupts in the final third. The book is funny, particularly Laura's deadpan interactions with her stuffy family, but it also has within it a deep seriousness. It' ...more
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