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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter | Carson McCullers
With the publication of her first novel, THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER, Carson McCullers, all of twenty-three, became a literary sensation. With its profound sense of moral isolation and its compassionate glimpses into its characters' inner lives, the novel is considered McCullers' finest work, an enduring masterpiece first published by Houghton Mifflin in 1940. At its center is the deaf-mute John Singer, who becomes the confidant for various types of misfits in a Georgia mill town during the 1930s. Each one yearns for escape from small town life. When Singer's mute companion goes insane, Singer moves into the Kelly house, where Mick Kelly, the book's heroine (and loosely based on McCullers), finds solace in her music. Wonderfully attuned to the spiritual isolation that underlies the human condition, and with a deft sense for racial tensions in the South, McCullers spins a haunting, unforgettable story that gives voice to the rejected, the forgotten, and the mistreated -- and, through Mick Kelly, gives voice to the quiet, intensely personal search for beauty. Richard Wright praised Carson McCullers for her ability "to rise above the pressures of her environment and embrace white and black humanity in one sweep of apprehension and tenderness." She writes "with a sweep and certainty that are overwhelming," said the NEW YORK TIMES. McCullers became an overnight literary sensation, but her novel has endured, just as timely and powerful today as when it was first published. THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER is Carson McCullers at her most compassionate, endearing best.
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vivastory
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This Atlantic list of 136 Great American Novels of the past 100 years is pretty interesting. Not only for the exclusions but for what was selected:
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2024/03/best-books-american-fiction/67...

BarbaraBB Great list, few surprises. I am glad though to see this one among them 2w
vivastory @BarbaraBB That was a nice surprise! 2w
Ruthiella Super interesting list, diverse in genre, age group, gender, format etc. Quite a few I‘ve never heard of, which is exciting. 2w
vivastory @Ruthiella I agree! I also liked that they didn't always go with the obvious selection for the authors that I am familiar with 2w
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Bec_lectic
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This is a classic book I‘ve never heard of and I don‘t know why because it was great! This is a story of 4 misfits who all gravitate towards a deaf guy using him to fulfill something for themselves. There‘s so much meat to this story with all the characters interwoven with their own stories. It‘s a great historical representation of life in the 1930‘s. The author was wise beyond her years. Definitely a recommended read!

Soscha I cried buckets 2w
Bec_lectic @Soscha yep definitely needed a tissue 🥺 2w
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Jari-chan
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I came across this book in the second book of the Pentecost & Parker series and wanted to read it ever since. And wow - what a book! This goes right into the feelings. McCullers has a way to portrait deep characters. They're not flawless, but they're human. Only one stays silent... It's also a portrait of a troublesome time that doesn't shy aways from talking about important topics. A book like To Kill A Mockingbird and just as impressive.

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TheEllieMo
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookADay2023

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Bibliobear
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“How can the dead be truly dead when they still live in the souls of those who are left behind?”

Remembering Carson McCullers on her birthday.

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plemmdog
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Carson McCullers was born on this day in 1917. “Falling in love is the easiest thing in the world. It‘s standing in love that matters.”

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SqueakyChu
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I selected this book at random from my bookshelf. I know nothing about this book other than it is a well known older novel. I found the first two chapters intriguing and like the restaurant owner Biff‘s approach to handling his more difficult customers. I can‘t wait to see what develops from this point on.

vivastory One of my favorites 💙 2y
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BoleyBooks
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Tackle the TBR 🤓📚 #boleybooks #theheartisalonelyhunter #carsonmccullers #bookbeast #bookjoy #bookbuds
What are you reading? 😊

bthegood Finishing Horns by Joe Hill and starting His Burial Too by Catherine Aird - make a great day - 🌞 2y
BoleyBooks @bthegood - I don‘t have that title yet in my Joe Hill collection. I hear it‘s an excellent read. Happy Friday! 😊 2y
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mklong
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My neighborhood book club gave me a chance to revisit this classic and it‘s even better than I remembered. It might be my favorite book, definitely in the top five.

Libby1 It is so good, but I felt so sad when I finished it. 3y
monalyisha Wow! I *loved* this when I read — it in 9th grade (I think?)…but I haven‘t touched it since! Might be time to revisit. 3y
Alfoster Agreed! It‘s so bitter-sweet!❤️ 3y
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merelybookish It's a special book! 3y
vivastory It's definitely one of my favorites 3y
LeahBergen I haven‘t read it (yet!) 😮😮 3y
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plemmdog
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It‘s the birthday of Carson McCullers, born on this day in 1917. This book is easily in my top favorite novels of all time.

Mitch Love that book! 🎂 3y
SamAnne Love that photo! 3y
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Panpan

I picked this for book club and I disliked it. -_-

Found it irritating. Don't really have a reason.

Everything goes together too neatly. Makes it seem hollow and false.

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Bibliobear
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“We are torn between nostalgia for the familiar and an urge for the foreign and strange. As often as not, we are homesick most for the places we have never known.”

Remembering Carson McCullers on her birthday.

SW-T Really liked the tagged book. 4y
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Mitch
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Image : NY Books

Carson McCullers came into this world on this day, 1917.

I love her writing- it‘s urgent, reflective and very gothic.

Geenie Have this...haven‘t read. 4y
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Emilymdxn
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So glad i took the time to read this properly after roughly skimming it when I was younger. I loved this compassionate picture of so much of human nature in a poor, small time. This had immense soul and for one of the first times in my reading experience I definitely agree that it‘s a ‘Great American Novel‘ for sure.

Cathythoughts I love the title of this book ❤️💔 4y
RidgewayGirl I agree. It‘s an extraordinary book. Hard to believe that it was her first. 4y
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rachaich
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Beautiful writing and an interesting story looking at inhabitants of a poor area in southern states.
Whilst it was horrid in the poverty description, it was also really fascinating to read how each flicked to the deaf mute to confess and blurt out.

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rachaich
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Interested to start this one today. 😊😊

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GoneFishing

I want - I want - I want - was all that she could think about - but just what this real want was she did not know.

Suet624 I haven‘t seen posts from you in soooo long. Nice to see you again!! 4y
GoneFishing @Suet624 thanks! Nice to hear from you. 4y
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GoneFishing
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Maybe when people longed for a thing that bad the longing made them trust in anything that might give it to them.

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Like most Canadians, I can‘t resist a reference to Canada in an unrelated work.

GrilledCheeseSamurai 🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦 5y
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pnicole
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I put this book down and a nagging feeling in me had to finish this book. Now I am hooked.

Eggs Welcome to Litsy 🤗🎈 5y
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twohectobooks
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A heartbreaking story about “deaf-mute” John Singer, who finds himself alone in a small town without his former companion. Four characters gravitate toward Singer, confiding in him and projecting whatever they want onto his silence. This book is all about how hard it is to communicate with and know other people. It also includes some of the best descriptions of music I‘ve ever read. #modernlibrarytop100

twohectobooks This was my first complete book for #bfcr2 by the way! @mcipher @wanderinglynn Hoping to read lots and get caught up with my goal this weekend. 5y
wanderinglynn Yay! 🙌🏻 5y
mcipher Enjoy your reading weekend!!😊 5y
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twohectobooks
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#bfcr2 week 2 check in time (although I think I‘m a bit late) @wanderinglynn

📚 Finished the other book that I had started before the challenge, so I‘m at a total of 1 out of 7. Should get more reading in this week as it‘s my summer holiday. We‘ll see.
🏊🏻‍♀️ Was stymied in my activities this week by a persistent headache but I managed a swim this morning so I‘m close to on track. Again, we‘ll see how next week goes.

twohectobooks @mcipher @beckyb @debbiegrillo @lucy_anywhere @okthislooksbad @books.bottles.and.babies @krayoncolorz #teamlitnfit Haven‘t had much phone time today but I‘m planning to go back through everyone‘s posts tomorrow :) 5y
krayoncolorz Sorry your head has bothered you! 5y
catebutler You did so well, especially considering you had a headache! Well done! 👏🏼 5y
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BeckyandBooks Enjoy your holiday!! 5y
gradcat Your post is very pretty...so inviting! 5y
Lucy_Anywhere Great job 🙌 well done for keeping on going even though life happened! 5y
mcipher Ugh, lingering headaches are the worst. Hope you‘re feeling better and really enjoy your vacation! 5y
wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌 But I'm sorry you had a lingering headache (I'm dealing with one of those this weekend). Here's hoping you feel better this week. 💚 5y
wanderinglynn (And nope, not late! 😉) 5y
twohectobooks @krayoncolorz @catebutler thanks! It doesn‘t happen often but when it does I find it so disruptive! 😫 Much better now though. 5y
twohectobooks @BeckyB @Lucy_Anywhere @mcipher thanks all! Really looking forward to getting on that plane on Tuesday morning! 5y
twohectobooks @gradcat ooh, thank you! That‘s the vibe I‘m going for! 5y
twohectobooks @wanderinglynn great! I seem to be back to normal now. Hope you feel better as well! 5y
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twohectobooks
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Well, my 1.5 week summer holiday officially started about an hour ago. Lots of stuff to get done this afternoon but I‘m taking a quick reading break first. Considering I‘ve read a total of one out of seven books so far for #bfcr2, this is much needed!

Weaponxgirl I love Carson! Hope you enjoy as much as I did 😁 5y
twohectobooks @Weaponxgirl I‘m enjoying it so far. I can‘t believe she wrote this in her early 20s. 5y
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twohectobooks
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Wish I were reading #booksoutdoors this weekend but I‘m busy convincing myself to get things done.

And that‘s it for #riotgrams this month!

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#BFCr2 Week 1 check in time! @wanderinglynn
📚 I was halfway through 2 books at the beginning of the challenge & finished 1 this week, so I‘m at 0.5/7. Not too concerned about being behind since I‘m anticipating catching up while on holiday the week after next.
🏊🏻‍♀️ An easy swim week for me. I usually get at least 3000m in at swim practice. But! We‘re now on break for the summer & it‘ll be up to me to get to the pool on my own as of tomorrow.

wanderinglynn Great first week! 🙌🏻 And you got this! You can keep your momentum & progress going! 5y
BeckyandBooks Good job! I wish I enjoyed swimming or exercise rather than just floating to stay cool and have fun. 5y
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Lucy_Anywhere Nice one! You've made a fab start 🙌 5y
okthislooksbad Nice! The thought of swimming more than 3K metres in a week makes me weep, you have my undying respect 😂 5y
twohectobooks @wanderinglynn @beckyb @Lucy_Anywhere @okthislooksbad thanks all! Swimming is basically the only form of cardio I enjoy 🤣 5y
mcipher That is a lot of swimming! Great first week! 😊 5y
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Brie
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McCullers‘ debut novel, published when she was only 23, follows several inhabitants of a rural southern mill town in the 1930s as they grapple with loneliness, poverty, death, and change. A compassionate portrait of humanity.

Weaponxgirl I read this last month and loved it so much! 5y
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vivastory
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I know this has already been used several times, but this was a given, as anyone who has followed my posts knows. McCullers' debut, published when she was only twenty-three years old (!!!) is a masterpiece of the human desire, & failure, to communicate & connect meaningfully. McCullers' breezy, yet self-assured, prose conveys loneliness like few others have ever managed. #OwnerOfALonelyHeart #AnglophileApril @Mdargusch @Reviewsbylola @emilyhaldi

merelybookish This book is pretty amazing! And one of the first books I posted about on Litsy. 😛 5y
vivastory @merelybookish I think it was one of the first I mentioned, too. I read it a few months before joining in fall 2016. I think you joined around the same time as me? 5y
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merelybookish @vivastory Yes. I joined in October. Back in the good ol days when Obama was president. 5y
vivastory @merelybookish It feels like a decade ago, not just 3 years 😭 5y
merelybookish @vivastory I know! 😩 5y
Cinfhen Another book on my #Need2Read pile 😜 5y
Mdargusch Yes it is perfect for this prompt! 👍🏼 5y
emilyhaldi Well I would have stacked but I already have at some point!! 😉 5y
Reviewsbylola Amazing that she was only 23! 5y
GatheringBooks i own a copy of this book and really looking forward to reading it at one point! :) 5y
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Mdargusch Great choice. I read this a hundred years ago but I don‘t remember anything about it. 👵🏻 5y
Samplergal @Mdargusch me either. All I remember is there is a deaf character which sparked my interest in speech pathology. 🤷‍♀️ 5y
Reviewsbylola Great pick. This has been on my TBR for at least 10 years. 5y
emilyhaldi That cover is quite melancholy 🖤 5y
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jenniferw88
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#ownerofalonelyheart #AnglophileApril @Cinfhen @Mdargusch @Reviewsbylola @emilyhaldi

Kindle says I've read this, however I don't remember it.

This is my second choice of book as the first was The Kiss Quotient again!

Also Havisham fits quite nicely with the prompt too!

Mdargusch I just posted somewhere else that I read this years ago and I don‘t remember a thing about it. 😂 5y
Reviewsbylola I really want to read this but the consensus seems to be that it‘s not memorable. 😂 5y
emilyhaldi 🤗 5y
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Eggs
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Move yourself, you always live your life
Never thinking of the future
Prove yourself
You are the move you make
Take your chances win or loser

You, lose yourself , no not for pity's sake
There's no real reason to be lonely
Be yourself, give your free will a chance
You've got to work to succeed
#ownerofalonelyheart #anglophileapril

Cinfhen Nice ear worm 👂🏼🐛 and I‘ve always meant to read this book #SoManyBooksSoLittleTime These challenges are great because they remind us of books that slipped our radar 5y
Cathythoughts ♥️👍🏻 5y
Chrissyreadit This is in my pile of books to read with my teens for language arts now. Fingers crossed I can read it and not just have them tell me about it. 5y
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emilyhaldi Quite fitting for this prompt 👌🏻 5y
Mdargusch Good choice! 5y
tammysue One of my fav songs back in the day 👍🏻😁 5y
Reviewsbylola This has been on my TBR for far too long. 5y
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Not that it would've amounted to anything/contributed to the story itself, but would've loved to see more dialogue between the Doctor and Blount.

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LeahBergen
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I‘ve (shamefully) yet to read either of these McCullers novels. 🤫

#LonelyLonely
#TimbitTunes

Karkar But they sure look nice 👍🏻 📚😍 5y
Reviewsbylola Same! 😑 5y
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Eggs
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Cathythoughts Beautiful cover ... the colours ✨✨✨✨ 5y
Cinfhen Beautiful choice 5y
Eggs Thanks so much 🌷💖🌷 @Cinfhen @Cathythoughts 5y
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Bookworm54
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Mehso-so

It is nearly the end of January, and my first book of 2019 is complete.

The writing was beautiful, but I never felt personally invested in the characters and the story didn‘t seem to go anywhere. The way the author covers racial injustice, isolation of the characters, and the depiction of music is stunning. However this isn‘t a book I would choose to come back to in the future.

#LitsyAroundTheWorld #FirstBookOf2019 #Loneliness #MentalHealth

Tamra I didn‘t connect either and so bailed. 5y
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Meine Urlaubslektüre!
Kennt ihr es? Hat es euch gefallen?
Genießt den tollen Herbst!
#buch #buchliebe #buchnerd #buecherwurm #lesen #leseliebe #bookstagram #ilovetoread #bibliophile #readingtime #autumn #sunndays #bookworm #booklover #buechernerd

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An odd book, reminds me of The Things They Carried format-wise. What struck me is the massive selfishness of many of the narrating characters, how they all chose to use the Deaf character of Singer as a repository for their worries or annoyances without ever listening or truly trying to engage him in conversation. This is also a very lonely book, with characters that only connect to each other‘s lives in very superficial ways.

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📚 Besides Harry Potter, the tagged book
👩 Charlaine Harris
🎬 High Spirits
🍔 Hamburger (kind of a cheat bc I usually wouldn't call it this since it must have cheese! 😋)

#manicmonday #letterh @JoScho

JoScho Thanks for playing 🖤 6y
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“By nature all people were if both sexes” - a fairly radical thought for 1939 #carsonmccullers #theheartsalonelyhunter #bookish #discoveringnewwomenwriters

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Linsy Another classic I need to get to! 🧡 6y
Caroline2 Oh oh oh I didn‘t know those little penguin classics came in orange?!?! 😯 I have the black and mint green ones! Are they a separate series?? 😍 6y
erzascarletbookgasm @Caroline2 I think they are a separate series 🙂 6y
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ValerieAndBooks
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This classic has a character with a #disability in it. John Singer is Deaf and this is all about how other characters project themselves through him. I LOATHE this book and most novels that have Deaf characters in them. They often are:
-stereotyped
-minor characters
-not fully developed
-objects of pity
-or, in attempts to try to “empower” them, have the amazing ability to lip-read every single word; usually to benefit hearing people
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ValerieAndBooks Being deaf myself, I notice these things. Unfortunately not enough Deaf authors out there. Getting off my soapbox now! #maylovesclassics #disabled @Bambolina_81 @Sarah83 (edited) 6y
Flaneurette I bailed on this book years ago and always meant to get back to it but your viewpoint will certainly be in mind if I do! Thanks for the insight! 6y
2BR02B That's disappointing to see, as this book seems to garner such effusive praise. I plan to read it later this year, so I'm glad to have read your critique beforehand since ableism in literature often slips below my radar. Representation definitely matters. 6y
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2BR02B On a related note, are there any books you'd recommend based on their positive portrayal of deaf characters? Or any deaf authors writing today? 6y
saresmoore How frustrating! We really do need more #ownvoices writers with disabilities. 6y
Libby1 Yes! I want to ask @2BR02B ‘s question. I didn‘t like this book, either. I‘d had high hopes for it but felt let down. I think your analysis of it is spot on. 6y
KimHM What if that projecting is part of her point—that people behave badly? 6y
ValerieAndBooks @Flaneurette her writing is good, but...🤷🏻‍♀️. It came out when there was a lot less awareness. Another thing that really bothers me is McCullers refused to immerse herself in the deaf community while writing this, in spite of her husband‘s suggestion to do so. @2BR02B 6y
ValerieAndBooks @2BR02B @Libby1 Most Deaf authors (that I‘m aware of) mostly write non-fiction about various aspects of deaf culture. Harder to find Deaf novelists and fewer still that use Sign Language. This middle grade GN by a Deaf author (who didn‘t sign BTW) is good (edited) 6y
ValerieAndBooks @saresmoore I agree so much!! And I hope someday to be one of those #ownvoices writers 😊 @Libby1 (edited) 6y
Libby1 It‘s added to Mount TBR now, @ValerieAndBooks . 😊 Yippee for being one of these writers! 6y
saresmoore @ValerieAndBooks I mean it when I say I am happy to do ANYTHING I can to support that dream becoming reality! 6y
Suet624 I second Sara‘s comment. Let me know if you need any help! 6y
ValerieAndBooks @KimHM Good question. Maybe that was McCullers‘ intention. But John Singer isn‘t fully developed as a character and neither is his friend Antonapolous (sp?). As I recall, the other characters “talk at” Singer without really getting to know him. I‘ve read this twice, but the last time was some years ago. 6y
ValerieAndBooks @saresmoore @Suet624 Awww thanks 💖💖💖! I‘ll definitely remember that. 6y
merelybookish Thank you for posting this! I liked this book but I can completely see your point now. Are you familiar with the Magical Negro Figure? Stories that include the wise, mystical African American who saves a White person. ( Think every movie where Morgan Freeman plays God) I can see how characters with disabilities can be used similarly. 6y
ephemeralwaltz Thank you for sharing this!! I haven't read this one but do like McCullers' writing so I'll keep this in mind if I ever pick this up. As @2BR02B said, ableism also slips below my radar often and I'd really like to learn to be more aware! Thanks again 6y
Melissa_J I‘d be interested in books featuring positive portrayals of deaf characters. I‘m moderately to severely hearing impaired, getting progressively worse, and have to wear hearing aids. 6y
RadicalReader @ValerieAndBooks what‘s your favorite memoir? 6y
ValerieAndBooks @merelybookish YES! Absolutely. John Singer has been interpreted as being a Christ figure, but I‘m not aware whether that was actually intended. 6y
ValerieAndBooks @ephemeralwaltz You‘re welcome 😊! 6y
ValerieAndBooks @Melissa_J I hate to say it but deaf characters are hard to find in the first place unless it‘s YA or romance (neither of which I read much of) 🤷🏻‍♀️. Maybe I should do some research 🧐! 6y
ValerieAndBooks @RadicalReader I can‘t think of any memoirs by culturally Deaf other than “I‘ll Scream Later” by Marlee Matlin, the writing is okay but interesting life story. I like “Deaf Like Me” by Tom Spradley a father of a Deaf girl but I may be biased because I know the family— grew up with the girl! 6y
Reggie There is this zombie apocalypse novel written by Brian Keene and there is a deaf character in there. The character is a teenager and he forms a bond with a Dr. To blackmail the doctor this militia dangles the kid in front of zombies. And then he writes in what I can only call deaf voice. Where some of the consonants are missing. Even after the Dr. agrees to help they feed the kid to the zombies anyways. Tore me up, but it probably falls under 6y
Reggie pitiable characters? 6y
RadicalReader @ValerieAndBooks what a remarkable connection!! So interesting to grow up around the daughter who is deaf. Do you know any sign language? I always found that to be an interesting language to communicate in (edited) 6y
Bookzombie @Reggie Which book? I have several of his on my shelf to read. 6y
Reggie @Bookzombie This one, it is definitely not a feel good apocalypse story. I‘ve only read another one by him called The Complex and it was also pretty good. 6y
Bookzombie @Reggie I have The Rising, Ghoul and Darkness at the Edge of Town. All unread. 6y
ValerieAndBooks @RadicalReader yes, I do know sign language 😊 6y
ValerieAndBooks @Reggie yikes 😢. That‘d definitely be hard to read. I‘d be curious as to why the author chose that character to be deaf. @Bookzombie 6y
RadicalReader @ValerieAndBooks wow! I managed to learn the alphabet thanks to a YT video like they say with any language you have to start with the basics 6y
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Started this at airport on way home. Language is beautiful: Mick Kelly echoes of Scout Finch. Singer intriguing.

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Jessie.Zhao
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How can the dead be truly dead when they still live in the souls of those who are left behind?

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#QuotsyMarch18 Day 28: What is it like to have a #Face of the Wise. Never mind the sorrowful. I have this book in my shelves, waiting to be read. Do let me know if any of you have read this? Must I bump it up my TBR stack?

brendanmleonard Great quote! 6y
Lindy I read this years ago and remember thinking, afterwards, why did I wait so long to read this wonderful novel? 6y
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loleebs
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter | Carson McCullers
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Read this in IB in high school and hated it. Read it again as an adult and it speaks some serious truth.

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vivastory
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter | Carson McCullers
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One of my favorite novels also happens to be one of the most heartbreaking I've read. The residents of a mill town in Georgia desperately search for meaningful connections. McCullers cool style emphasizes, rather than undercuts, the overwhelming loneliness of many of the characters.
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Kaye Good review. That was one of those books that made you feel as if a grey cloud was hanging over you the whole time you were reading it. Good book, but an air of sadness. 6y
CSeydel @Kaye oh you put your finger on it. 6y
emilyhaldi Great review 👍🏻 6y
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vivastory @Kaye Exactly. It's especially astonishing that it's a debut novel! 6y
vivastory @emilyhaldi Thanks. BTW I couldn't stop reading Confederacy of Dunces. I loved it so so much! 6y
batsy Great description! I need to read this already 😳 6y
vivastory @batsy I'm not going to disagree with that...😜 6y
emilyhaldi Awesome!! 👏🏻👏🏻 did you finish already?! 6y
RidgewayGirl This is one of my favorite books! 6y
Leftcoastzen She always has that wonderful don‘t mess with me look! 6y
vivastory @emilyhaldi I did! I finished it Monday. 6y
emilyhaldi Wow look at you!!! It is such a fast, fun read once you get into it. So happy you loved the book 😊 looking forward to hearing more of your thoughts! 6y
Cinfhen Great blurb, Scott! And the imagery is striking!!! 6y
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Jas16
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So yeah these are not especially Valentinesish titles. #hearts #riotgrams

Foragingfantasy Thank you for the sweet valentine!!! 😍 6y
Jas16 @Foragingfantasy hope you have a wonderful Valentine‘s Day 6y
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PacingTheCage
Heart Is a Lonely Hunter | Carson McCullers
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It's Tuesday night #bookandwinepairing 📚 🍷
2016 Pintupi 9 'The Red' yummy!

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Saari84
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Das Buch habe ich heute im Bücherschrank unseres Stadtteils gefunden und es musste sofort mit 😁
Habt ihr das Buch schon gelesen? Wie hat es euch gefallen?
Bisher kenne ich es nicht, aber es hat mich sofort angesprochen! Ich freue mich auf tolle Lesestunden! 😊

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BritanyA
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter | Carson McCullers
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⭐️: This Book was so boring and the characters were really thin. I had a really hard time picking this up again.

pnicole I felt that way a few days ago and bailed but I got intrigued by the Author and the themes of isolation and loneliness. So I rechecked out book. I am on chapter 4 5y
BritanyA @pnicole ooh now I‘m so curious what you think on the second go round! Keep me posted. 5y
pnicole I bailed again. I plan to go back to it soon. 5y
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