Eimear mcbride biography of abraham lincoln
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books that’ll make you think differently about writing
I bloody love book or two, and I’ve read fairly widely. My collection spans genres and page counts. Scattered among these books have been some that have made me stop and think twice about what makes a good book – or any kind of book. Does it need a beginning, middle and end? Good grammar? A few main characters? Some authors say, “You know what? Nah, they don’t.” These types of books challenge writers to try new things, and make readers do a double-take. Here are some of the best books to bend your traditional book brain.
A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride
It took Eimear McBride nine years to find a publisher for her debut novel. This may be in part attributed to its groundbreaking style. A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing, written by Eimear while working a series of boring jobs, is in a stream-of-consciousness style. It’s a rambling odyssey that explores the titular girl’s relationship with her disabled brother, religious mother, and her own sexuality. To quote Anne Enright in The Guardian: “It is hard to read for the best reasons: everything about it is intense and difficult and hard-won." Basically, it can be hard work, but it’s worth it.
Speedboat by Renata Adler
Speedboat is a classic,
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A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing, Young Vic
You bet. Firstly, it’s a book that was written as a stream of consciousness so it really does demand to be heard as well as read. In the original, a young woman communicates in a spillage of fragmented sentences, half-completed thoughts and bits of conversations and dialogue. It’s fast; it’s raw; it’s compelling in its pain and anguish. Definitely not a quiet read. Here Ryan and Duffin do the story justice by seamlessly turning a piece of literature into a performance event.
This is a stunning performance of a stunning play
But be braced for the bleak. The nameless girl lives with her brother, who suffers from cancer of the brain, and their mother, a rather tyrannical and unsympathetic woman whose husband has left her. An atmosphere of religious bigotry and rural stupour pervades their lives. The innocence of childhood and the bond the girl forms with her sick brother, who is bullied at school, comes under strain during their adolescence. At one point, her uncle, a sleazy figure, begins to abuse her. As he kisses her, the stage darkens. Traumas accumul