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THE MOON IS DOWN, TO A GOD UNKNOWN, CANNERY ROW, THE RED PONY, TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY, THE PEARL
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“Been away quite a time, hasn’t she?” the other asked mildly, leaning forward so that he could see, more clearly, the Consul’s bungalow. “Your brother still here?” “Brother? Oh, you mean Hugh … No, he’s in Mexico City.” “I think you’ll find he’s got back.” The Consul now glanced up at the house himself. “Hicket,” he said briefly, apprehensively. “I
... See moreMalcolm Lowry • Under the Volcano: A Novel (P.S.)
deferential
Gregory David Roberts • Shantaram: A Novel
What’s that? No, give him to me, do you hear? Don’t consult him: just give him to me. I’m his wife, aren’t I? I was only beginning. There’s lots, lots, lots of things I still want to do with him. No, listen, Hilda. Please, please! I’m so miserable. I must have someone to—to do things to. It’s simply frightful down there. No one minds about me at al
... See moreC. S. Lewis • The Great Divorce
convoluted to the point of pain.
David Foster Wallace • A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
It had been an adventure, but Daisy had had very little to do with it, beyond being the detonating factor; almost all of it had taken place inside him.
Paul Bowles • Let it Come Down: A Novel
He had been reading W. H. Hudson. That sounds like an innocent occupation, but Cohn had read and reread “The Purple Land.” “The Purple Land” is a very sinister book if read too late in life. It recounts splendid imaginary amorous adventures of a perfect English gentleman in an intensely romantic land, the scenery of which is very well described. Fo
... See moreErnest Hemingway • The Sun Also Rises
“Yes, sir. It seemed to me that Mr. Glossop’s face was sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought.”