![]() ![]() She had learned in time to brush instead of slap as slapping only served to pump the entire contents of the insect which was doubtlessly already burrowed into the skin with some entomological protuberance, straight into the bloodstream.” Patchett, State of Wonder “Marina brushed her hand across the back of her neck and dislodged something with a hard shell. Both use their talents for phrasing to capture the reader. ![]() ![]() Swenson) the ruthless, greedy corporation willing to destroy a way of life in the name of progress (ivory merchants in Africa pharmaceutical companies in Brazil).īoth authors use brutal realism, with Patchett offering some respite in romance, while Conrad mires in the worst of humanity. The similarities are hard to miss: the menacing jungle (Africa for Conrad, Brazil for Patchett) the main character who manipulates the ignorant natives ( Kurtz vs Dr. A local book club’s pick of Ann Patchett’s State of Wonder led me to rereading Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. ![]()
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