William March (1) (1893–1954)
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Tekijän teokset
Trial Balance: The Collected Short Stories of William March (The Library of Alabama classics) (1945) 28 kappaletta
Bill's Eyes [short story] 2 kappaletta
Company K [DVD] 2 kappaletta
Some Short Stories By William March 1 kappale
Associated Works
The Best Short Stories of 1932 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story (1932) — Avustaja — 13 kappaletta
The Best Short Stories of 1931 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story (1931) — Avustaja — 7 kappaletta
Eleven American Stories — Avustaja — 1 kappale
Merkitty avainsanalla
Yleistieto
- Virallinen nimi
- Campbell, William Edward
- Muut nimet
- March, William (pseudonym)
- Syntymäaika
- 1893-09-18
- Kuolinaika
- 1954-05-15
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- USA
- Maa (karttaa varten)
- USA
- Syntymäpaikka
- Mobile, Alabama, USA
- Kuolinpaikka
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Kuolinsyy
- heart attack
- Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- Distinguished Service Cross
Navy Cross
Croix de guerre 1914-1918
Jäseniä
Kirja-arvosteluja
Listat
THE WAR ROOM (1)
Palkinnot
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- Jäseniä
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- Suosituimmuussija
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- Arvio (tähdet)
- 3.9
- Kirja-arvosteluja
- 42
- ISBN:t
- 67
- Kielet
- 7
- Kuinka monen suosikki
- 1
I suppose the idea of an evil sociopath hiding under the veneer of a polite, neat, well-mannered little girl might have been shockingly novel in 1954, but it's been worn so threadbare in 2019 that I found myself paying more attention to the characters around little Rhoda than the child herself.
Not that Rhoda is uninteresting - she's entirely self-aware and surprisingly upfront about her true nature. She wants what she wants and does not tolerate anyone standing in her way. Her imitations of normal childish behavior are so stilted that it's incredible that hardly anyone sees through her. At least, people who are exposed to her long enough eventually conclude that she's a bully and a liar, but none seem willing or able to take the next logical step in connection with the injuries and death that seem to trail in her wake.
The story features a number of characters, all of whom are flawed and unlikeable in some way. Even the most sympathetic character, Rhoda's mother, is weak, whining, and ineffectual,
even when she finally tries to do something about her daughter
I don't want to spoil the story beyond what would be impossible to not know about it for anyone who hasn't been living under a rock, so I'll say no more about the characters or plot. But the book is overall well written and interesting, if a bit dragging in places, and well worth the read.
Paperback version, with a short foreword by Anna Holmes, reflecting on the story from a modern feminist perspective.… (lisätietoja)