Anyone else kind of freaked out by the guy in this one (second story of the collection)? First I thought he was blind, but then he obviously could see. First he seemed kind of cool, then he flipped and waxed poetic about beating boys who talked to girls. (Jesus Christ that sounded like my Grandmother when I was 11. 🙄)
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JazzFeathers Read it a couple of years ago. It was definitely a sreange one. But Joyce has such way with words that l still liked it. 5y
GingerAntics @JazzFeathers I googled it, to try and get some insight into to. Apparently it‘s alluded to that the old man goes away to masturbate and then returns to talk to them again, which is when he flips and starts talking about whipping them. I‘ve got a version to read (as opposed to an audiobook) so I can go back and try to figure this whole thing out. So weird. 5y
JazzFeathers @GingerAntics Well, l saw that far. To me, the first story The Sisters was much more cryptic. That's the one l had to Google 😆 5y
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