The guy is portrayed as an idiot to a degree much greater than I recalled. The psychological mode overall is interesting. His thoughts repeat a lot but it makes sense. Physiological breakdown. One of the more story stories I've read. It's definitely a story in the old sense. Rather than say whatever Updike writes. It feels like an emblem of the form, similar to A&P.
Happiness Guy de Maupassant
Love his/the translator's writing style. None is mentioned, but it's gotta be the public domain one, which I tend toward anyway. Almost bizarre how such a basic concept can be so affecting.
A Haunted House Virginia Woolf
The most difficult story I've read. Had to read several parts over again (or thrice) to understand the mode of everything. Makes me a little discouraged to try Mrs. Dalloway, though enough optimism remains. Haven't really read prose like this. Constantly seems to present ordinary images in a completely new form you haven't imagined before. I tend toward things that present novelty and this is a thicket of that.
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