Curtis reviewed Literature and possible worlds by Doreen Maitre
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3 stars
Maitre takes a philosophical approach in considering the "possible worlds" created by literature. Overall an interesting idea, nonetheless I think she kind of phones it in. I found the first part of the book, where she outlines her philosophical tenets, to be much more interesting than the actual analysis of works in the second part, which spends far too much time recapping the stories she is "analyzing" while giving far too little analysis and application of her ideas to them. At most, she provides cursory insight without really delving into the implications of her ideas.
On the plus side, there were a few interesting moments in this book, and it's short, easily read in an afternoon or evening.