tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212851816241407901.post6838989210484709231..comments2023-11-02T08:51:00.241-04:00Comments on A Librarian's Life in Books: Post 439: BrainsAmy L. Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09953500367235770069noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212851816241407901.post-66601293803282962522011-10-21T16:55:41.277-04:002011-10-21T16:55:41.277-04:00There's a vague sense that the author thinks J...There's a vague sense that the author thinks Jack's antics are "funny" or at the very least ironically droll. Instead he came off as one of those sad and pathetic men who never realize how sad and pathetic they are.Amy L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953500367235770069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212851816241407901.post-17542977066219198822011-10-21T16:30:36.748-04:002011-10-21T16:30:36.748-04:00Are we supposed to hate him? Does the tone of the ...Are we supposed to hate him? Does the tone of the novel or eventual outcome of events indicate that the author knows the main character is abhorrent? It sounds like not. I understand your frustration with this, I probably would have stopped reading after the anorexia comment, if not before.Dingramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09648020691348800173noreply@blogger.com