Interesting. The only thing I disagree with here is (clearly a personal taste thing) the wanker bit. I love reading a dastardly protagonist. I find a fiend, or at least a morally ambiguous character infinitely more interesting than a goody two shoes.
I loved this. It is a barrage of truth.
That is a brilliant essay and a really unpleasant essay too. There’s nowhere to hide.
Love it! But Lucifer was not "satan."
Everything is Sin. Nothing is Sin.
Interesting. The only thing I disagree with here is (clearly a personal taste thing) the wanker bit. I love reading a dastardly protagonist. I find a fiend, or at least a morally ambiguous character infinitely more interesting than a goody two shoes.
I seem to be having a Toby Litt fest this morning.
Dig this.
So, if I carry on re-reading Henry James it will all come good.