Yet, somehow, when emotions and self-awareness are felt, the way they are acted on by the two different genders is often quite dissimilar. Emotions and self-awareness are felt and known the same in both genders. Our bodies work at keeping us alive the same.
They both have brains, hormones, nerves, organs, blood - a lot of physical similarities.
The two different genders have human bodies. At the end of the short novella, the thoughts I had were about the differences in men and women. ‘Bear Witness’ by Mary Gaitskill left me a little shaken. This collection so far, which certainly wants to, hasn't done that. du Maurier is just one of the authors who prove a short story can, and often should, pack a punch. Maybe I'm critical because I'm coming off a Daphne du Maurier short story collection, in which each tale is layered with symbolism, intrigue, emotion, and ambiguity - all things needed here, but are sadly missing. But, as any reader knows, a good idea isn't enough to create a good story - it needs more. There's just no complexity.Īs I've been thinking about this whole Out of Line collection so far, I feel like the authors (or Amazon) are going for shocking and powerful, and they hope to achieve this through controversial topics like population control and rape cases. I think I'm most disappointed that this idea wasn't elevated by the author. Sad concept, flat characters, and underwhelming writing. The blurb is misleading - there is no real moral discussion, no intrigue, no thought-provoking message.
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