Really tightly crafted and structured, like a piece of classical music. Aside from the fact that it was good, compelling reading, the whole infrastructure of it was interesting to follow. With, yes, a major deus ex machina, but Phillips isn't asking us to believe he was anything other than that, so it managed not to grate. Plus he had his counterpart - all characters were carefully but not heavy-handedly twinned - so there was a place for him. And the language was terrific. She's so controlled.
8 months agoEveryone's Notes
lisapeet
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Lark and Termite
Gayla
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Lark and Termite
A great book. Beautifully written, and I absolutely loved Lark (the character, I mean). I've had a bad case of reader's block lately, but I was completely absorbed in this book.
over 1 year ago
Lauren_B
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Lark and Termite
If anybody reads this, I need to know what you think about the social worker and the wheelchair. Please.
over 1 year ago
Lauren_B
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Lark and Termite
I wish I had liked this more. There is one element in it that is so out of place it makes me nuts to think about it. Seriously, someone needed to call her up and say, Jayne, um no, I don't think so.
It's crazy ambitious and comes so close to being a great novel, but sadly, it isn't. A beautiful failure, but a failure nevertheless.
over 1 year ago
Lauren_B
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Lark and Termite
I am making my way slowly through this lovely novel which is reminiscent, in some ways, to Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury. It feels the tiniest bit forced but I am blown away by Phillip's style and by the strength of voice in the novel.
over 1 year ago
