Sophie Hannah's review provides this hilarious line about the book's protagonist:
But mostly, she thinks, in the great German tradition. Where Musil had a Man Without Qualities, Roche brings us a Woman without Pants.Worth reading the review, even if the book may not be quite as brilliant.
3 comments:
That is such a great review. Pearl trunk? *Really*?
A mobile phone photograph of a dildo shaped like an aubergine. as surgically removed by the doctor ??????
I have obviously led a very sheltered life!
Where Musil had a Man Without Qualities, Roche brings us a Woman without Pants.
The line is meaningless - it tells you nothing about the book or about Musil. Just tells you the reviewer is so desperate to sound clever and well-read that she'll toss out glib references in the hope of impressing someone.
Post a Comment