Steen Christiansen reviewed Nightwood by Djuna Barnes
Review of 'Nightwood' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Unsettling but fascinating portrayal of a relationship and its casualties.
Paperback, 153 pages
English language
Published 1936 by Faber.
Nightwood
by Djuna Barnes
3 stars
(12 reviews)
Matthew M. Conroy reviewed Nightwood by Djuna Barnes
Review of 'Nightwood' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
I'd hoped to like this book. Djuna Barnes seems to have been an interesting, and, from what little I've gathered, admirable person.
The book has short bits of very nice writing, but reading it was not a good overall experience for me. I find I have a hard time relating to love described as a horrible, violent calamity. I believe I am lucky in this regard, but it leaves me out of a lot of conversations.
Subjects
- Modern fiction
- Fiction