The Magic House
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.15 (962 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1502578301 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 140 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Johnny's attempt at a heroic rescue of young Janus is thwarted by his intense, over-the-top libido. In the end, this novel is a meditation on the true nature of people and their awkward, heroic attempts at that most elusive phenomenon, love.. Yet he has a supreme belief in the power of love, poetry and literature to save this girl and so will go all out to try. THE MAGIC HOUSE is a brilliant book with some of the most descriptive, courageous, passionate, intelligent, eloquent depictions of eroticism and human sexuality found in a novel. Is it pulp fiction? Does it pull in popular interest in the Jersey Shore and the mafia? Yes and yes. Is it a romance? Yes, Johnny is in a triangle with the two women he loves. Is it "literary," if by the term we mean high level literature? Yes, if references to Dante, Catullus, Whitman, Blake, Yeats, Malcolm X and others indicate literary aspirations. He lives in a small apartment filled with dreams, memories, poems, music, art, in a "one percent" resort town near Asbury Park. In his odyssey he must choose between Margaret, the t
"Not just terrible, but offensive too" according to Dee. The first thing I ever learned as a writer was "Show, Don't Tell." This is obviously something which Mr. Quatrone was never taught, because all he does is tell. The other reviews talk about the amazing "insightfulness" of his main character. It's not insightful: it is Mr. Quatrone telling us ad nauseum exactly what. "There is magic here." according to queenbee. I heard about this novel from a girlfriend who said it had merit, the most important being it displayed the inner workings of a male mind. I borrowed her copy. I was initially taken aback by the novel's opening sentence, "Johnny Alberi woke up with a huge erection and knew he'd have to follow wherever it led him to. Addictive --- Dimity I really loved this book, I found it very sexy, and enthralling, this exceptionally steamy tale of a man’s ability to express his inner thoughts, fears, joys, passions and more… is provocative territory. This emotionally arresting story tells of three people, their lives entwined. A work of great inten