“A last speaker with no one to talk to exists in unspeakable solitude.” I only know automats from Edward Hopper paintings. Something is always in decline (but yeah, book reviewing is in decline these days; the St Pete Times got rid of its old, full spread of Sunday book reviews years ago and the Washington Post has followed suit). But it might help if so many contemporary novels weren’t such c–p. Rate this:Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Print (Opens in new window) Print Like Loading...