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A review by reinhardt
The Broken Estate: Essays on Literature and Belief by James Wood
5.0
James Wood is a literary Jedi. He wields words with astonishing agility. In this collection of reviews, he penetrates the tangled web and thoughts, allusions, and metaphor in these complex books and finds the Gordian knot and deftly pierces it to unravel the books meaning, message, and structure. It is remarkable.
Not afraid to be critical (as is the job of a critic), but also quick to point out the genius.
The final essay is an extremely well thought out summary of modern Christian thought interweaved with personal memoir. Extremely effective and insightful, even if his ultimate conclusion is not convincing as he is arguing against truth - at least how I see it.
Not afraid to be critical (as is the job of a critic), but also quick to point out the genius.
The final essay is an extremely well thought out summary of modern Christian thought interweaved with personal memoir. Extremely effective and insightful, even if his ultimate conclusion is not convincing as he is arguing against truth - at least how I see it.