The Nature of Monsters - Clare Clark Reviews
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Newest Review: ... 1718: she is pregnant but unmarried, a willing conquest of a wealthy young man who refuses to accept any responsibility. Her ... more
... initial wanton behaviour prevents us from viewing Eliza as a real victim, but her subsequent treatment nevertheless provokes our sympathy. She is sent to London to work for an apothecary; in return for her service, he will remove her 'worm'. Or will he?
Unbeknown to Eliza or her mother, Mr. Black intends to conduct highly dubious research into 'maternal impression'. The author heightens the readers' awareness by prefacing each chapter with a written material related to the apothecary. This is where much of the most ...more
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Clare Clark The Nature of Monsters Pages: 400, Edition: First Edition, Hardcover, Viking Last Update 24.05.2013 03:53
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by - written on 29/03/09 (Very useful, 124 readings)
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From the first sentence of the first chapter I was hooked: 'Afterwards, when I knew that I had not loved him at all, the shock was all in my stomach, like the feeling when you miscount going upstairs in the dark and climb a step that is not there'. Clare's style is descriptive without ever becoming flowery, shocking without (usually) aiming simply to shock and strongly focused through the physical world. Her narrator is expressive, honest and bold. Eliza Tally is at once a shocking subject and a frequent event in 1718: she is pregnant but unmarried, a willing conquest of a wealthy young man who refuses to accept any responsibility. Her initial wanton behaviour ... Read the complete review
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