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Violent Bear It Away
Violent Bear It Away | Flannery O'Connor
A brilliant, innovative novel, acutely alert to where the sacred lives--and where it does notFirst published in 1960, The Violent Bear It Away is a landmark in American literature--a dark and absorbing example of the Gothic sensibility and bracing satirical voice that are united in Flannery O'Connor's work. In this, O'Connor's second novel, the orphaned Francis Marion Tarwater and his cousin, the schoolteacher Rayber, defy the prophecy of their dead uncle that Tarwater will become a prophet and baptize Rayber's young son, Bishop. A series of struggles ensues, as Tarwater fights an internal battle against his innate faith and the voices calling him to be a prophet while Rayber tries to draw Tarwater into a more "reasonable" modern world. Both wrestle with the legacy of their dead relative and lay claim to Bishop's soul. All this is observed by O'Connor with an astonishing combination of irony and compassion, humor and pathos.
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Jen2
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So intense.

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Moray_Reads
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saresmoore Wow. That‘s real good. 6y
Moray_Reads @saresmoore I'm not loving the book, Southern Gothic isn't really my thing, but this passage really leapt out at me 6y
Suet624 Love that appeared to exist only to be itself. 💕 6y
Cathythoughts Moray , Thankyou I really love the card you sent ! It‘s perfect. I did send you something small for your birthday, I hope it gets there in time 🎁🎉🤞🏻 6y
Moray_Reads @Cathythoughts oh thank you. That's lovely. I feel in love with the Bodleian cards when I was in Oxford, I wish I'd bought more! 6y
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rmaclean4
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This was my first Flannery O'Connor...and I was blown away by the writing. So happy this was part of the #readingwomens2018challange. I never would have picked this author up on my own. 4.5 🌟

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rmaclean4
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Now to knock off another challenge of the #readingwomenschallenge2018! This will be my first O`Connor.

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m.galehuxley
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I‘ve learned to love southern gothic. I do struggle with some of the language O‘Connor uses. I didn‘t pause to think about this until I read a book of her letters. My questions: do you consider the time period when reading a book? And are you more willing to look past flaws depending on the time period?

TheAnitaAlvarez Southern gothic has always fascinated me, and Flannery O‘Connor is so great. And, regarding your questions: yes, I consider the period (but I am a literature student, so...) because I believe that context is important when understanding a literary work (edited) 7y
AshleyHoss820 Yes! I always keep cultural relativity in mind while reading. I wasn‘t over the moon about O‘Connor but I may re-read her work, eventually, to see if that changes. 7y
CarolynM Yes, absolutely. Reading literature from the past contributes to understanding history as opposed to just knowing it. We don't have to like the standards of the past but we do have to accept that they existed and they were the framework within which people operated. (edited) 7y
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llm1730
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"The freak in modern fiction is usually disturbing to us because he keeps us from forgetting that we share in his state" ~Flannery O'Connor From my local book store. I seriously need more of her on my shelves!

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EllieDottie
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Here are a few women authors who never married! #allthesingleladies #junebookbugs

RealLifeReading Ooh those Flannery O'Connor covers are gorgeous! 7y
EllieDottie @RealLifeReading I know!! I'm trying to collect all of them! 7y
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Waynegjr
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A Spectacular, sharp edged and hard book. Violent, controversial and deeply disturbing, but immaculately composed with more things to talk about than should be possible out of 200 pages of book. I was so glad to reread this one, and I can't wait to talk about it tonight at Bookclub.

saresmoore Nice, pithy review! 8y
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Amyegia
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This is a really good book. I don't even know what to think about it except that I'm glad I read it.

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Waynegjr
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Damnit Flannery, why do you have to be the literal best?

Joshilyn Moreover, Flannery, why do you have to be dead? 8y
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Blair_Reads
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So much in this book I didn't expect. Flannery O'Connor has a dry wit that sneaks up on you. Very serious subject matter peppered with funny imagery. If one of your resolutions is to read more classics I would try her out. 👍🏻

saresmoore I haven't read anything of hers yet, but I would really like to! 8y
ReadingEnvy I love her short stories but I have not tried her novels! 8y
lynneamch You might also enjoy this fictionalized account of her later years 8y
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Waynegjr
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You know you're doing something right when Elizabeth Bishop is the one blurbing your books.

Lola I picked up my @RoscoeBooks last week but won't be able to make the Classics in Brief meeting 😕Looking forward to reading it though! (edited) 8y
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AshleyHoss820
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Panpan

I'm gonna be honest with ya...I didn't like this. It's disturbing, for sure, how people can be so tunnel-sighted, especially when it comes to religion. But I was really disinterested for the most part. To quote Simon: "It's a no from me." 74/1001 #1001Books

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Waynegjr
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I'm about to start rereading this one for RoscoeBooks's Classics bookclub in two weeks. Look at me, getting a head start on things.

Also: look at that gorgeous cover!

vivastory Fantastic cover 8y
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Blair_Reads
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melrailey Love Flannery O'Conner! 8y
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Blair_Reads
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The top 2 are for my classes next semester 👌🏻 and the bottom one was on clearance and since I just finished Lucy Barton I felt it was meant to be 😉

MrBook #NiceStack 😊👍🏻 8y
cathysaid Southern Lit class? 8y
Blair_Reads @cathysaid yes 😁👏🏻 8y
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SagaReads
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🌟🌟for it's genre, it was a classic - but I found myself SO bored and confused at points that I had to push myself to get through it.

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Pat1287
Il cielo dei violenti | Flannery O'Connor
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happy mornings ❤ ...

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LWagoner
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First time reading Flannery O'Connor!

LWagoner Beautiful writing. Religiously dark & disturbing. Masterfully written. This book will sit with me for a while. 8y
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