On November 23rd, 2009 Jamie Beaudoin (not verified) says:
It's so true, as you say, that "one cares about Patsy." BLAME is a novel about watching her with care, since it seems she is alone, even with her friends helping her at various points and even when she's married. You also say she's candid, but she really isn't a deeply perceptive person and the narrator doesn't get into layers of analysis about her. But this is what impresses me about BLAME. I stay on its surface (as you also say) which is told with such economy and a kind of nervous jumpiness while I stay uncomfortable with what may exist beneath it all. Perceptive review. Thanks!
Caring About Patsy MacLemoore
It's so true, as you say, that "one cares about Patsy." BLAME is a novel about watching her with care, since it seems she is alone, even with her friends helping her at various points and even when she's married. You also say she's candid, but she really isn't a deeply perceptive person and the narrator doesn't get into layers of analysis about her. But this is what impresses me about BLAME. I stay on its surface (as you also say) which is told with such economy and a kind of nervous jumpiness while I stay uncomfortable with what may exist beneath it all. Perceptive review. Thanks!