I'll vouch for Porter, though I don't remember "Noon Wine" to
be a bloodbath. SHIP OF FOOLS in its turn took its name from
a collection of instructive verse from some centuries
back...too lazy to look up the poet's name.
Haven't read BELOVED yet, but if you like Porter, there's
always Flannery O'Connor, and the likes of WISE
BLOOD...
-----Original Message----- From: Robison Michael R CNIN
[mailto:
Robison_M@crane.navy.mil]
Has anybody read Katherine Ann Porter's NOON WINE? I hear
it's really violent. Sounds like fun. Is it hardboiled? How
about Toni Morrison's BELOVED?
There's a boat out at the docks called "Ship of Fools". We
were sitting around drinking beers one day and I asked him if
he had ever read the book by Porter, and all I got was a
"Huh?" I guess he got the name from a Grateful Dead
song.
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