Verona: A Young Woman Speaks : Harold Brodkey





Harold Brodkey

1930-1996

Yet another piece presented that takes place in a country other than America.


This was a rather small selection. Filled with detail and the observations of a 7 or 8 year old girl.

I enjoyed this story, and I’m not really sure why. Perhaps it had to do with the authors ability to give me the chance to experience life as this little girl for a few minutes.

She is remarkably observant but those observations are realized by her at a late age.

Honestly, I am having trouble with this review.

I can’t seem to get much out. I also want to take the time to reassure myself, and you, whoever you are reading this that like any other piece of artwork, these writings about the stories I read are just my interpretations of the piece of art I am experiencing. I could be way off on what the author is attempting to relate. Sometimes I may not read correctly, and other times I may read too much into a story, paragraph or sentence. I think though that this is the beauty of the story. It can be read as something that is to be taken very lightly or one can look deeper into the story for meaning.

Score : 7 out of 10.

1 comment:

  1. Look for a deeper meaning. There's more to the story than meets the eye. There's a secret in there to be unlocked -- but to do that you really have to read into it. UNder no circumstances is this a story to be read lightly.

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