world war world war oral history zombie war apocalyptic horror novel max brooks novel collection individual accounts narrated agent united_nations postwar commission following devastating global conflict zombie plague passages record decade long desperate struggle experienced people personal accounts describe resulting social political religious environmental changes world war follow brooks survival manual zombie survival guide tone inspired good war oral history world war zombie films george brooks world war comment government american examining uncertainty novel commercial hit praised critics version performed cast including mark john won award film inspired novel directed starring released plot story told form series interviews conducted narrator max brooks agent united_nations postwar commission exact origin plague unknown young boy village china identified plague official patient zero boy case marks point chinese government begins measures cover disease including generating crisis taiwan mask activities plague manages spread nations human trafficking refugees black market organ trade initially nations able cover smaller larger outbreak south_africa brings plague public attention infection spreads israel palestinian territories nationwide closing borders jews military puts ultra orthodox uprising later referred israeli civil war united_states little prepare ability suppress threat special forces teams contain initial widespread effort starts nation deprived political wars widely distributed marketed creates false sense security areas globe fall infection period known great panic begins pakistan iran destroy nuclear war iranian government attempts stem flow refugees fleeing pakistan iran zombies overrun new_york_city military sets high profile defense nearby city battle disaster modern weapons tactics prove ineffective zombies enemy self preservation instincts stopped shot head unprepared soldiers routed live television countries suffer similarly disastrous defeats human civilization brink destruction south_africa government adopts plan drafted era intelligence consultant paul calls establishment small leaving large groups survivors abandoned special zones order distract allowing main safe zone time governments worldwide assume similar plans relocate populace safer foreign territory attempted complete evacuation japanese archipelago zombies freeze solid severe cold civilians north_america flee northern canada arctic million people die starvation implied turn survive interviews sources imply occurred areas united_states food shortages occurred remaining international space station survive war supplies abandoned chinese space station maintain military civilian satellites fuel station surviving member crew describes mega zombies american great plains central asia crisis affected earth atmosphere eventually establishes safe zones west rocky_mountains spends decade zombies region aspects civilian life devoted supporting war effort resembles total war strategies fuel food cultivation private gardens civilian neighborhood patrols government education act train civilian population war effort restore order people skills construction find valuable people managerial skills seven years outbreak began conference held coast honolulu aboard uss world leaders argue zombie plague stay safe zones president argues going offensive determined lead example military meet specific strategic requirements fighting semi automatic high power rifles volley firing focusing head shots slow steady rates fire tactic invented indian army great panic hand tool described combination battle axe close quarters combat military backed american wartime economy began year long process united_states groups hostile human survivors military tactics equipment mentioned employed deal armed organized human criminal rebel opposition years official end zombie war millions zombies active mainly ocean floor snow line islands democratic cuba world thriving economy following civil war saw use nuclear weapons china democracy known chinese federation freed chinese rule hosts world populated city following religious revolution revival russian russia known holy russian_empire owing fact young russians zombies infected hiv died drugs government initiated breeding program remaining fertile women implied raise north_korea completely entire population presumed disappeared underground situation british isles entirely clear novel ireland escaped worst outbreak members british royal family fled ireland isle man following military retreat wall exports oil reserve windsor castle queen held war duration refusing flee relatives established wartime refuge roman catholic france palace versailles site massacre burned ground military losses particularly high clearing underneath paris housed nearly quarter million refugees early stages war zombies iceland completely remains world heavily infested country peace occupied territories renamed unified palestine mexico known countries described having revised borders dumping infected zones rose command powerful later independent states called pacific continent appears encompass previously islands ships rendered lack fuel unknown reasons royal family destroyed oil fields saudi_arabia united_nations fields large military force eliminate remaining zombies overrun areas defeat surface ocean floor kill frozen zombies stated previously diseases comeback global life greatly reduced world starts began development brooks designed world war follow laws set earlier work zombie survival guide explained guide exist novel fictional universe zombies zombie survival guide human bodies virus devoid intelligence solely consuming living flesh killed brain destroyed eventually set process takes longer body slowed effects freezing zombies tire strong humans slow moving incapable planning cooperation attacks zombies usually reveal presence brooks discussed cultural influences novel claimed inspiration good war oral history world war stating book oral history world war read teenager sat sat write world war oral history zombie war wanted vein oral history brooks cited renowned zombie film director george influence criticized return living dead films zombies silly living dead old batman dark knight brooks acknowledged making references popular culture novel including alien robot franchise declined identify readers discover independently brooks conducted research writing world war technology politics economics culture military tactics based variety reference books expert sources brooks cites army reference statistics analysis social commentary reviewers noted brooks uses world war platform criticize government corporate corruption human short point book palestinian refugee living kuwait refuses believe dead rising fearing trick israel american characters blame united_states inability counter zombie threat low confidence government conflicts middle_east brooks shows particular dislike government bureaucracy example character novel tries justify lying zombie outbreak avoid widespread panic time failing develop solution fear public criticized american themes disaster preparation prevalent themes novel interviews especially united_states focus policy changes designed train surviving americans fight zombies rebuild country example cities efficient possible order fight zombies hold higher status ultra rich hid homes turned fortified compounds overwhelmed trying leading mass slaughter novel characters demonstrate physical mental requirements needed survive disaster brooks described large research needed find optimal methods fighting worldwide zombie outbreak pointed americans like zombie genre believe survive right tools talent fear uncertainty brooks considers theme uncertainty central zombie genre believes zombies allow people deal anxiety end world brooks expressed deep fear zombies connected context brooks writing declared point pretty living time human suffering lacking reason logic asked subsequent interview compare terrorists zombies brooks said reception reviews novel generally positive gilbert entertainment_weekly gave novel rating commenting novel shared great zombie stories use central metaphor describing oral history silver identified brooks international focus novel greatest strength commented favorably brooks ability create appreciation work needed combat global zombie outbreak silver complaint good final chapter characters chance final closing statement silver felt apparent characters eagle described book unlike zombie tale sufficiently terrifying readers blood way keith club stated format novel makes difficult develop momentum found novel individual episodes gripping patrick daily chicago reader said novel zombie survival guide touching deeper somber aspects human condition review time chicago pete declared ending horror form alternative history novel mode constitute brilliance ron named world war favorite apocalyptic novels praised brooks illustrating agreement writer reader essential success stories end world agree pretend fiction fact horrific tales war humans zombies based reality drew taylor county weekly credited world war making zombies popular mainstream society hardcover version world war spent weeks new_york_times best seller list peaking number november according publishers weekly world war sold million copies formats random house published directed john produced dan sound editing charles book read brooks includes actors taking roles individual characters interviewed novel brooks previous career voice acting voice work meant recommend large number cast members random house audio released titled world war complete edition movie tie edition oral history zombie war contains entirety original new recordings missing segment separate additional containing new recordings found original released simultaneously world war lost files companion edition cast edition reception review strange called story gripping found listening experience evocative famous radio narration war worlds broadcast october mixed opinions voice acting commending solid understated free special effects scenery overall perceived max brooks steve park chinese accent publishers weekly criticized brooks narration found rest star cast deliver parts intensity listeners help characters article slate concerning mistakes producers publishing world war example casts contributed making great described book right zombie novel world war won award multi voiced performance nominated year film adaptation june paramount studios secured film rights world war production company plan entertainment produce screenplay written michael directing starring main character employee lane despite draft got film green lit script tossed aside production begin start delayed script completely written matthew michael set film present leaving book premise action film interview brooks claimed film common novel title filming commenced film released june


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white dog novel white dog released france fictional autobiographical novel written originally published short story life october novel published french france english version novel published north_america year new american library novel provides fictionalized account wife experiences 1960s stray alabama police dog trained attack black people sight attempts dog uses novel vehicle racism activists supporting african american rights including wife examines human responses situations including racism learned social behavior adapted controversial film director samuel fuller changes novel story focus dog present ending original novel film american release negative press national association advancement colored people led concerns plot synopsis fictionalized memoir set united_states france 1960s american civil rights movement white dog focuses events occur wife jean actress activist adopt handsome clearly trained german shepherd dog comes home dogs dog ideal new member family intelligent devoted quickly couple assortment animals dismay discover dog alabama police dog trained attack black people sight told dog old black dog trainer try instead man trains dog attack white people including states changed ending american version optimistic publication history white dog released english short story appeared life magazine published novel languages countries french language version published france title isbn april multi wrote english version published new american library label french france isbn pages paperback france isbn pages paperback english united_states new american library pages paperback united_states university_of_chicago press isbn pages paperback themes use tone uncomfortable use white dog paranoia generated racism american obsessive violent race riots race riots france violence depicted provides discourse revolutionary social change leads new order new reality american racism black activism movie colony reflects american race relations documents curse tolerance dog examines learned response poses question freedom person claim humans responses learned social novel makes scathing attacks self jewish pro black sentiment self serving celebrity making explicit attacks involvement civil rights movements involvement black organization interview novel states typical american easy mark people seeking money causes depicts novel having frequently appearing activist events writing checks death called novel story crusade reception white dog quickly bestseller united_states english release adams atlantic felt story ironic noted presumably true felt depiction funny story served excuse comments racial affairs country matter somewhat natives good deal sensible globe_and_mail considered thoughtful work serves metaphor american racism felt depiction racial tensions america time realistic documentary exceptional dimension julia harper magazine remarked amusement events novel ones found felt novel event turned household crisis scale overall praised book memorable portrait guilt black white noting felt lived witness maturity wondered stretched truth legend time film adaptation paramount_pictures purchased film rights white dog film produced suicide changes original novel story including removal focus dog wife replaced script young unmarried actress paramount wanted film strong contrast loving relationship protagonist dog random attacks novel hate filled muslim black trainer converted character named keys genuinely wished cure animal novel original ending changed directed samuel fuller starring paul film theatrical release suppressed united_states concern negative press rumors began circulating film racist released internationally france united_kingdom broadcast american cable television channels official american release came december criterion collection released original uncut film dvd reflecting film fuller notes known offered chance direct white dog adaptation greatly admired novel wanted film dedicated committed suicide film completed studio declined interview los_angeles_times stated know liked pleased books roots heaven etc films


middlesex novel middlesex pulitzer prize winning novel published book bestseller million copies sold characters events loosely based aspects life observations greek heritage autobiography unlike protagonist author decided write middlesex read memoir dissatisfied discussion anatomy emotions primarily coming age story family saga novel chronicles effect gene generations greek family causing changes protagonist life according scholars novel main themes nature versus rebirth differing experiences society polar found men women discusses pursuit american dream explores gender identity novel contains allusions greek mythology including creatures half man half bull monster composed animal parts narrator protagonist initially called man greek descent condition known alpha causes certain feminine traits half novel family depicts grandparents migration city asia minor united_states follows american society detroit michigan industrial city half novel set late 20th century focuses experiences hometown detroit escape san_francisco comes terms modified gender identity entertainment_weekly los_angeles_times new_york_times book review considered middlesex best books scholars believed novel considered title great american novel generally reviewers felt novel succeeded portraying greek immigrant drama impressed depiction hometown detroit praising social commentary reviewers medical gay communities praised middlesex commentators critical book featured book club conception research publication publishing novel virgin started project middlesex inspired having read diary 19th century french convent read memoir decade earlier believed evaded discussion anatomy emotions people intended middlesex story wasn getting memoir worked middlesex years started writing short term residence colony new_hampshire united_states finished novel berlin germany accepted grant german academic exchange service spent years trying establish narrative voice novel wanted tell epic events person events person according voice render experience teenage girl adult man adult male identified sought expert advice formation gender identity meeting people saying decided work mode instead trying create separate person tried pretend physical feature lived read books sheets dealt subject visited new_york public library center research black culture search sole copy book elusive historical figure discovered details considered vivid condition columbia_university medical library discovering library research alpha condition manifested primarily isolated population groups perception novel significantly changed slim fictional autobiography individual novel epic scope tracing lives generations greek americans lived brooklyn began draft novel went lengthy process write pages voice restart different voice pages pursue different narrative angle wanted novel intimate portrayal protagonist transformation wrote draft person narrative voice portray grandparents completely abandoned preceding year draft favor writing book person gradually violated narrative convention restoring person voice amid person narration depict grandparents writing process moved brooklyn manhattan later returned brooklyn worried narrative sounding forced added instances self voice years struggling narrative voice finally seated desk wrote middlesex initial page words contained dna protein synthesis entire book middlesex published north american market september united_states vintage canada canada month later released united_kingdom publishing novel translated languages spanish language edition translated released publisher acquired rights tough auction plot summary novel starts narration protagonist masculine identity known feminine recounts alpha condition caused born female characteristics book continues accounts family history starting paternal grandparents home village ending father funeral accounts cover conception teenage years discovery condition book opinion events life father funeral sets middlesex 20th century historical elements balkan wars nation islam detroit riot scandal story accounts family history start grandfather lives village asia minor places village high slope mount city describes marriages cousins quietly accepted custom villagers makes living selling harvested sister siblings parents victims ongoing turkish war war progresses develop romantic relationship fleeing chaos brought war board ship amid great fire set sail united_states histories unknown passengers marry board vessel arriving new_york locate cousin detroit michigan stay lesbian person know siblings relationship starting new life takes job ford motor company later joins husband jimmy gives birth son later daughter gives birth daughter relationship declines learns increased chance genetic disease children born birth opens bar gambling room calling room marry children chapter prior birth child boy parents prepare girl chapter normal boy family members unaware situation years raise girl elements family life portrayed rise fall industrial detroit struggled family gets caught detroit riot resulting racial tensions president johnson use federal troops family home raided period shock parents experience family moves house middlesex boulevard years old falls love female best friend refers obscure object separate encounters sexual experiences woman obscure object man obscure object brother injured tractor doctor discovers taken clinic new_york undergoes series tests examinations learning syndrome facing prospect sex surgery runs away assumes male identity cross country reaches san_francisco joins arrested police raid workplace released chapter custody learns father death siblings return family home middlesex private moment recognizes condition stories old village children born confesses husband brother funeral takes place church stands doorway family home assuming male role greek traditions father spirit entering family home years later diplomat stationed berlin meets japanese american woman tentatively starts relationship autobiographical elements reporters critics noted characters events middlesex parallel life author denied writing novel autobiography interview national public radio commented similarities story far experience use lot details life ground reality believable hopefully reader use physical appearance use details grandparents life streets lived kinds places lived real tall order write story blended fact fiction book like author born unlike creation family moved house middlesex road detroit riot studied university school private institution served model baker school girls tapped locker room trauma adolescent experience naked nude bodies develop self discovery body based character obscure object brown university classmate found gave nickname married japanese american artist karen moved berlin greek heritage albeit father paternal grandparents siblings like silk farmers like fictional counterparts learning greek customs better understand grandparents mirrored actions likewise room profession items shared said inclusion bar deliberate secret code paying homage grandparents parents aspects chapter based elder brother withdrew society phase life editing book author removed information offensive relatives material said things sting style reviewers considered middlesex overly economist described novel said main story ground halfway book time richard concurred considered hundreds pages grandparents historical events making middlesex focus spots passages novel exhibit obsession example noted review incident says sat seat state agitated stop contrary opinion given daniel article london review books according background foreground necessary detail seamlessly shifting past present despite tone novel events author successfully makes justified motivated quality middlesex writing uneven opinions reviewer pointed occasionally moves heartfelt remember time took clothes like heard installation artists object heavy artist occasions humor irony frequently book mark guardian considered narrator tone ally critics characterized beginning novel comical baptized infant father mike greek orthodox clergyman priest receives surprise legs stream liquid shot air propelled cleared lip font struck father mike right middle face toronto star noted witty commentary german compound words horrific qualities public men rooms author employed writing device abrupt describing physical appearances suggest acts taken lightly judging describing hair wrote delicate like little girl heavy possessing natural power like beaver tail according music book magazine tone final words compared rest sentence reading experience changed run mill magical realism true subversive comedy instance irony illustrated grandparents parents grandparents american culture hard work struggles retaining certain old customs parents abandon roots comfortable lifestyle incident owned flames detroit riot notes riots best thing happened gain narrative modes middlesex written form memoir switches person spots comedic device person narratives illustrate refers person identifying scholar english literature noted effectiveness style chapter adolescent searches information teenager reads dictionary following trail definitions related condition reaches entry narration switches personal external lending character final discovery confronts word monster protagonist switches gender book manners speech thought identical believing males females inherent writing styles treated person terms narrative voice fixed narrative voice terms age setting relate entire story time gave protagonist male outlook treatment reasoning man terms appearance sexual desires brain asked wife women review approaches feminine views emotional stuff accurate certain details polish beginning book discusses family history actions prior birth speaks voice limited acknowledges details john university college london professor english contributor guardian wrote permitting aware fellow characters thoughts intentionally elementary standard storytelling fiction novel closing pages provides minute details father dying moments thoughts car accident thousand miles scene learns tragedy brother ability minds female male identity confined body according mobility identification narrative principle thoroughly exploited middlesex novel follows principle people events prior birth explores character life terms genes narrator subject principle know imagination contradictory statements highlight unreliable nature narration story pre dates birth remarks course narrator position time entirely sure later says private box egg saw going dubious doubtful narration parodies combine act remarked narrator reveal events happen future narrator absorbed fate shaped chronological telling story shares characters chooses instead relate story beginning future knowledge genes reflect anticipation future disclosure actual sex identity genetic readers know future prior occurring observed reader surprise result narrative style genres reviews described middlesex combination study adventure adam new_york observer called hybrid form epic crossed history romance comedy tragedy reviews categorized book genres covering lives generations family middlesex considered family saga novelist book mere family saga according samuel paper twentieth century literature depicts trials historical events convinced declaration middlesex conceived historical novel said novel satisfied criterion genre story describes events early 1920s mid-1970s according difference years apart establishes novel set safely past according stewart atlantic narration evokes style novel retelling events occurred future francisco professor american literature classified beginning middlesex chronicle discussion events turkish war great fire considered section novel migration greece america passage romantic comedy lovers brother sister pretend strangers meet time attempting developing past live unfamiliar story progresses middlesex social novel detroit discussing living 1970s suburb end novel story adopts tone detective genre novel characterized dramatic big twist coming age story revealed incorrect woman instead learn man book distinct occasionally halves second greeks half violence terrible family secrets considered daniel author critic effective middlesex largely inherited gene ends defining life writing new republic james wood classified middlesex story written vein realism said novel influenced lie soft magical realism moments book include cousins conceive night moment years later children marry woods pointed involved burning city flees start new life new beach spends retirement effectively serving double title book refers street stays describes situation brought girl decides boy condition reflected choice novel berlin city halves sexes east west themes rebirth following great fire start life years old experiences second birth male united_states new life teaching forget learned female likewise grandparents undergo transformation husband wife instead brother sister middlesex concept identity including formed administered immigrant metaphor condition paternal grandparents amalgamation elements cultural probability maternal grandfather jimmy undergoes rebirth transforms muslim minister american dream middlesex traces trials faced family pursue american dream beginning grandparents fleeing homeland island united_states novel later depicts family living suburban michigan united_states find america brink economic collapse dream perfect america effort morals lead good fortune seek attain perfection period characterized prohibition anti immigration legislation middlesex depicts attaining identity especially dealing revelation american dream disappeared race relations middlesex portrays race relations people different cultures considered handling theme nervous united_states strongly country 1920s greek immigrants suffer numerous hands whites grandfather recent greek immigrant working henry ford automobile factories ford investigators attempt visit house living typical american example english language lesson taught use plenty soap water home narrow minded believe immigrants southern eastern_europe unaware value soap water according scholar robert novel depicts african american poverty illustrate causes characters think african americans placed cramped living areas square blocks bitterness rage stems conditions african americans forget years oppression endured greek americans like whites fail remember african americans assaulted whites faced decades oppression instead noted characters novel believe detroit riots came novel brutal attacks lasting week blacks detroit world war years later incorrectly told year detroit riots started black man white woman despite denies service number white customers riots dismissed customer don country returning spotlight racial prejudice relationship greek americans african americans prejudice example depression shocked work black predominantly black neighborhood african americans beaten taken advantage whites characters middlesex suddenly racial prejudice despite united_states years having experienced racism noted heart blacks lazy dirty sexually incapable self help whites including immigrants whites feel rage convinced forced detroit following walking neighborhood group african american men wolf whistle comments confirming racial stereotype remarked ironic twist immediately riots family white doubts fitness live rich city point 1970s african americans instead opined framing african americans eternal destroyers white oppressed captures perfectly dominant narrative urban decline early century american insurance settlement damage caused riots allows purchase home away african americans family white flight city avoid racial public schools sends private school ethnic identity forced united_states different new country customs adamant follow old country ways example angered immigrant hair want look like decides hair immediately attempts american culture learning english cousin immigrant integration noted years leaving turkey managed greek father friends family sunday gatherings debate tell stories attempting regain ethnic roots enjoys debating richard_nixon henry steep cost church candles repeatedly returns gathering prior conception manufacture psychology drives narration immigrants attempt maintain identity stage set writing conceived middlesex contrasting experiences opinions males females greek americans white anglo saxon greeks turks african americans white americans critic noted despite conflicts narrator able achieve ethnic reconciliation moves berlin lives turks people murdered early 20th century indirectly allowed grandparents relationship opined bbc television current affairs broadcast child stand threshold rooms novel demonstrates love family vital people greek immigrant family experiences phase occurs immigrant families according scholar lee research george work generation identifies different cultures generation family members classify having greek second generation children classify american greek orthodox religion generation grandchildren comprise group characterize greek immigration status class lineage village asia minor greek minority inclined uneasy relations turkish majority people minority small businesses host country antagonistic generation greek immigrant reflects tells husband want frightened cousin husband jimmy greek considers greeks inhabited turkey muslims follow greek orthodox religion daniel opined parallel served starting point eventual birth person story catalyst mount days eggs transported china byzantium missionaries parallel drawn silk attempts bring detroit eggs considered parasites immigration officials dispose noted generations greek americans people middlesex trees mount appropriately antique beginning egg inside began greek mythical allusions middlesex allusions greek classical myths example protagonist named muse heroic poetry partly inspired greek myths write novel man middlesex acts story greek deity living san_francisco enters ancestors thoughts ability possessed protagonist compared mythical figure blind prophet lived seven years woman curse critics compared condition mythical creatures described ancient greeks author alluded protagonist nature heritage half man half bull creature father conceived grandparents attendance play entitled puzzle genetic identity akin creature labyrinth thread leads maze held paternal grandmother silk farmer scholar english named mythical monster analogy complex personality mixture body parts animals represents human aspect characteristic similarly adolescent amalgamation genes male female adult child time book column detroit free press said identity crisis resembles fate mythical hero troubled protagonist affected similar manner john professor english religion education noted greek hero reference manner similar prophecy father marry mother prediction grandmother birth adopting male identity allusions greek mythology modern pop music passing traits generation nature versus novel examines nature versus debate detail beginning novel writes sing muse fifth apologizes saying sorry little times genetic allusion poet homer nature versus debate fact confesses going experiment measure relative influences nature versus couldn come better life inherited gene causes alpha conversion causes brain masculine male reaches levels increase significantly resulting formation larger adam apple muscles deepening voice resemble doctors determine male parents bring new_york_city peter foremost expert believes retain female identity plans gender surgery female knows sexually attracted females decides run away pursue male identity sexual relationship japanese american photographer end book able love need penetrate object desire mark guardian noted cause condition inherited gene according riverside psychology professor novel examines individual traits solely nature solely similarly gender defined solely male female male female addressing genetic renewed beliefs destiny post beliefs person traits mainly novel pits evolutionary biology free sought find compromise views explaining gender american concept believes humans realize genetically gender identity status raised girl views girl likes girls ability feminine gender despite having male genes position gender identity fully dependent outer influences discovers raised boy female gender recognizing chosen gender identity male female gender learned masculine traits argument ideology identity embrace inherent male identity childhood female gender identity articulated reflects felt place girl don feel entirely home men exhibits masculine characteristics child writes began kind way tossed caught instance incident discusses masculine female classmates turned blood thrilled read eyes gender identity males females associate reflecting male tricks destined scheme way girls tricks pretend notice exhibits feminine characteristics allows classify possessing female gender identity home video taken child mother gives doll nurses milk bottle carefully observes actions feminine causes determine feminine gender identity concludes gender identity children young ages determining sex characters believe outward view identifies sex transformation male belief determining gender addresses difficult humans universal classification sex scholar angela stated system devised tissue determine sex provides accurate answer according activist academic morgan holmes person sexual attraction determines gender wish male desires females demonstrates link gender identity sexuality permitted love obscure object openly freely love holmes believed depiction denies legitimate place lesbian desire male book reviewer georgia similar view wrote making choices novel agrees belief attracted females masculine natural male attracted female female attracted female daniel new_york review books argued male order drawn females gay adult breasts effect level noted assertion presumably rich gay male readership scholar rachel agreed writing teenage erotic interest girls explained discovery true biological nature gender identity sexual interests inability form relationships adult founded rejection sexual form sexual interests youth new_york goes new_york public library searches meaning word shocked dictionary entry concludes synonyms monster like monster stated message let monsters demand deserve recognition self morgan holmes describes book character life social fascination monstrous sarah graham wrote journal published university calgary use word instead alludes young man chased begs gods gods literally fulfill wish compound parent names turns sexes devastated longer fully male location met graham stated use carries negative based origin story lot miserable associated theft identity unhappy dual existence addition term deemed problematic alludes impossible state equally male female preferred term indicates blended divided state modern term indicate possibility sexual associated novel term connection tragic figure confirmed performance sex age fourteen beginning female male transition writing belongs society america notes participated group rallies political person discussing political activism uses word parts novel uses word 1920s described sex differences notion true sex concealed tissues body implications tries sexes naturally occurring uses indicates sole normal classifications male female asked book club member term despite usage terribly ignorant replied reserved literary character stated speaking real people best use term noting initial sources consulted journal attitude published society north_america said writers opted term action reminiscent wrote members gay community reclaimed term stated surprise uses elaborated shouldn theme middlesex examines passionate feelings siblings living experience second cousins conceived night relationship powerful taboo indicating suffer way condition greek relationship makes love relationship enables contribute genes child mother fate attempting second child daughter believes interference factor conversely relationship brother chapter indicative possible products activist board member defunct society north_america wrote book report combination inaccurate misleading noting social taboo criminal repercussions criticized condition stated adds belief people sick danger society sarah graham agrees holmes writing paralleled tragic greek mythological characters opined characters novel spared tragic monstrous allusions numerous examples greek mythology listed marriage mother son produced daughter examples graham stated comparing people mythological monsters exploitation people reception honors adaptation middlesex awarded pulitzer prize fiction pulitzer board wrote report middlesex vastly realized multi novel intelligent like masks greek drama middlesex equal parts comedy tragedy real triumph emotional abundance delivered authority grace attending prague writers festival middlesex won pulitzer prize young associated_press photographer notified winning award dubious noting unlikely messenger news time canadian author confirmed photographer words checking hotel computer brought champagne greek women started kissing journalists called declined calls saying interview later wanted celebrate moment instead immediately media novel received ambassador book award spain literary prize great lakes book award finalist fictional category national book critics circle award middlesex literary award given lgbt literature novel win international dublin literary award entertainment_weekly los_angeles_times new_york_times book review considered middlesex best books chose middlesex discussed book club guest individuals told stories lives interviewed university college london english professor john guardian book club version middlesex released audio september read sides having unique style introductory music atmosphere plot saga received award fiction category critical reception critics dissatisfied scope novel daniel new_york_times book review wrote thematically reason greek vice versa disconnected stories tell risen magazine believed immigrant experience heart novel story fascinating character reader feels short changed failure risen wished read events adulthood experience college person relationships washington_post lisa opined devised stewart atlantic felt brief description childhood lacking book mother recognize male washing clothing characterized relationship japanese american photographer causing reader experience entirety people view novel end writing conclusion felt rushed lisa entertainment_weekly called novel big hearted restless story rated minus lisa washington_post opined middlesex provides style road trip dense detail fans close reading busy people concurred writing feast novel thrilling scope imagination surprising andrew salon agreed praising middlesex epic novel filled numerous characters historical occurrences praised middlesex dense narrative interwoven commentary criticized novel hybrid wrote successful story greek immigrants described material characterized economist review stated concentrated depiction book fun read jeff publishers weekly praised portrayal girl man wrote difficult imagine male writer earlier eras stereotypes gender paul quinn contemporary literary criticism commended novel writing manages sinking sentiment shows successfully avoided irony grip writers generation christian science monitor wrote destiny like restless novel extraordinary flexibility scope emotional depth detroit free press impressed book depiction detroit writing detroit novel dublin got james ambitious loving playful chronicle good bad parts detroit native son pages david san_francisco_chronicle agreed opining things prize worthy succeeds mash note detroit birth city neighborhoods appears love loves characters virtues defects book reader actively want visit detroit honey tiger tank critics nominated book title great american novel tim morris professor university texas arlington wrote novel latest long line contenders status great american novel compared finn narrator invisible man john henry days alexander evening standard commented american publishers chose middlesex great american novel generate progress american fiction considered stepping stone dan newsday wrote publication middlesex detroit great american novel david gates newsweek contrasted debut novel virgin middlesex writing novel ingenious entertaining oddly moving middlesex ingenious entertaining ultimately moving despite criticism gates considered middlesex novel finally plays ace commenting middlesex funnier virgin miller salon wrote novels deal max new criterion concurred noting middlesex funny big embracing wonderful unlike novel mark guardian praised middlesex having unique qualities virgin commenting middlesex ability describe horrible comic voice unusual form narration eye bizarre detail noted middlesex deals links gender life genes virgin deals connections gender death according olivia banner signs medical journals generally positive reviews novel depiction inner lives people writing archives disease childhood simon fountain praised novel writing families faced gender crises life changing decision identity read book emotional trip discovery direction change lead different lives wrote archives adolescent medicine yes fiction imagine authentic sensitive voice interactions usually place limited structured setting offices hospitals opportunity learn young patients think way awareness listen children voices expressed books middlesex voice loud clear banner noted reviews publications praised middlesex problematic issues identified narrator fact authored man necessity appropriate reading ambiguous sex novel marriage plot published reviewer william contrasted marriage plot middlesex writing far intimate tone scale marriage plot follows years lives characters fourth year brown university students middlesex follows lives generations characters preferred novel writing books far apart quality criticized middlesex prose exposition transparent devices moves narrative little mind positive note lauded colorful depiction young love novels virgin portrayed intense fear sex nobel prize literature middlesex single event novel comes life depiction liaison adolescent lover marriage plot novel exceptional sweet courtship nice boy role character mitchell assumes sales book publication early months sales unsatisfactory according bill new_york_times week following april day middlesex won pulitzer prize book sold copies book later best selling fiction list kept position weeks june novel ranked seventh usa_today best selling books list month appeared discuss novel middlesex placed second new_york_times best selling paperback fiction list pulitzer award nearly propelled middlesex new_york_times best seller list published week middlesex announced winner pulitzer prize novel placed 17th expanded list million copies book sold year book placed ninth library journal list ranks books borrowed libraries million copies middlesex sold


reach reach medal winning science fiction mystery novel published takes place upper west new_york follows protagonist receives strange note asking record future events write location spare key novel progresses receives notes requests novel contains storylines appearance mom game pyramid best friend suddenly talking appearance laughing man central themes novel include independence redemption friendship wanted demonstrate possibilities saw time travel author hoped children new_york like childhood demonstrate earlier time children independent reach inspired newspaper article man suffering amnesia parts childhood favorite book time completing novel gave draft editor lamb liked expanded initial concepts published reach july lamb books imprint random house book received critics praised realistic setting author handling small details novel reached best seller lists new_york_times los_angeles_times usa_today addition receiving medal reach won best book year awards concept development main characters laughing man began writing reach reading article new_york_times gave idea novel traveling time save life article man denver suffering amnesia having forgotten people worked man help regain memory spoke apparent wife penny daughters died car crash penny reunited man found fiancée children reading wondered man returned past prevent accident lost memory way addition article reminded strange old man called laughing man lived near house child news story initially inspired tied parts childhood novel laughing man included primary school apartment sandwich store work added memories acting mean reason slowly novel ordinary mysteries life fantastic time travel developing basic idea began researching science time travel sure ideas logical asked father help science complicated technical aspects enjoyed mathematical puzzles talked time travel kept falling hole logic helped halfway hit wall wondered focused novel personal life problems 40th birthday january stopped writing week birthday celebration went writers conference presenter advised attendees stop thinking write speech worked writer block started working reach written thirds novel sent draft editor lamb random house script lamb found absorbed wanted help develop book unlike debut novel light lamb heavily edited lamb modified draft reach process helped lamb understand complicated concepts book drafts read sure revision hadn created holes contradictions plot time story main character reading time favorite book child read multiple times recalls author met childhood described novel included draft planned remove toss time editor suggested leaving better tied story aware want time big influence reach keeping mind time perspective different characters enabled develop new connections ideas work setting reach takes place school year main character placed home upper west new_york_city grew parts novel explore streets grew riffs experiences inspired use setting moved apartment near childhood home early development story experienced independence exploring streets find scary man near house wondering later encounter anchor wrote reach plot summary reach follows sixth grade protagonist lives single mother boyfriend richard best friend knew small child recently started ignoring punched stomach boy marcus homeless man lives corner street calls laughing man tendency laugh cause notices words book bag pocket shoe phrase refers order place send notes library book bread bag coat pocket richard shoe notes write letter describing future events notes writer claims coming time save life offer signs truth messages plot develops come true intrigued new friends find sandwich shop corner wondering paid job owner jimmy agrees wish pay money instead intends free pop sandwich day work discover bank sandwich shop wanting bank pulled way insisting jimmy find day jimmy fires workers thinking stole bank actually marcus stole workers write card jimmy insist steal bank jimmy believes let work sandwich shop tells figured stole bank thinks julia classmate class best friend thinks african american greatly immediately job school julia starts shouting letting drink eat julia explains eat special diet explains didn know later hanging home mom got home work type tap door doesn know knocks like looks hole sees opens door looks kisses kisses runs later scene marcus encounters marcus wants apologize chases flees runs street right ahead oncoming truck truck hit laughing man kicks way sacrificing life finds fourth note richard shoe learns laughing man came future save life note asks prepare chronicle recent events deliver hand command mom expected appear pyramid hopes winning money having better life mom boyfriend richard prep friends mother stage conversation marcus recognize time traveler different age suddenly realizes laughing man older incarnation marcus come future save life needed deliver notes young marcus friend novel ends reflects events epilogue genres reach classified science fiction mystery genres includes features genres new_york_times found reach hybrid genres complex mystery work historical fiction school story friendship time travel running christian science monitor wondered reach science fiction time travel highly imaginative girl completely conceived experience maybe historical fiction set according mary washington_post novel science fiction time travel genres found unlike usual time travel stories reach involve cheesy time travel machines action instead far usual sci adventure exploration life death beauty reviews publishers weekly found despite book science fiction devices setting firmly rooted reality reviewers placed parts novel mystery genre found despite broad genres novel mainly thrilling puzzle relates pieces slowly clues found story map words chapter titles end book tied makes sense ann school library journal found note receives event note integrated novel subsequent clues climax reached clues come editor lamb agreed mystery genre plenty wonder finish book wonder feelings change suddenly like laughing man appears corner day wall_street_journal concurred lamb adding novel clearly mystery mystery revealed end note comes ties themes aaron found novel addresses question hold old friendships brings effect new friendships effort preserve reclaim old ones noted novel deeply helps children middle school opined book deals friendship theme friendship explored friendship hit marcus mail found forced deal fact seemingly friendship ignores apparent reason considered novel ordinary friendship story ignoring find friends long reading time noted incident forces find new friends active school starts learning dynamics environment noted book builds second chances mother novel progresses gives second chances julia girl initially hates alice girl needs use bathroom previously considered julia competitor affection alice weird kid waited long bathroom end book finds julia friend discovers alice insecure girl finds kids today independent childhood wrote rom age friends streets walking home going houses going store wanted write independence little bit scary positive thing lot ways sure kids today novel friends walk town adults found working sandwich store lunch walking home school trying avoid laughing man writing novel hoped sons time period lived send ing little time travel journey miller new_yorker found lack independence today youth mainly fact kids grow adults constantly watching miller noted despite lower crime rate current times characters middle class middle school students routinely walk upper west rare freedom today city time travel pittsburgh post gazette found time travel forms central theme constantly wonders time travel possible reach marcus helps realize old ladies time lied promising return minutes left marcus explains garden appear home end book remember land gotten home minutes left like ladies promised seen roger horn magazine felt moment marcus explains flaw exchange shows novel complicated mysterious noted story structure expert past present future brilliantly belief end happen middle explained view time travel novel going time fulfilling future changing hoped time travel element logical wasn struggling understand infinity universe learning world value people care adaption adaption reach released listening library contains praise performance horn book magazine stated tone emphasized novel aspects reviewer found beneficial chapter titles added audio add detail book easily reading criticized voicing mom praised strong reading makes listeners curious story structure managing different elements story critical reception reach published july hardcover format lamb books imprint random house children books reception reach positive reviewers praised details characters novel reached bestseller lists new_york_times best seller list weeks ending number usa_today bestseller list week january april staying number weeks reach left los_angeles_times bestseller list reviewers lauded realistic setting characters cooper acknowledged unsure ending logical wonderful praised realistic portrayal new_york mentioned characters children adults honest bits humanity post gazette felt wonderful sense middle school dynamics depiction new_york_city 1970s superb considered character minor plays important story school library journal found setting consistently strong stores streets neighborhood act physical entities impact plot ways reviewers praised small detail matter christian science monitor enjoyed detailed work beauty writing found way settings seamlessly richard stolen shoe drops place reference forbidden tied stolen bills explained end agreed commenting despite small size novel compared popular books reach novel word sentence meaning substance publishers weekly added smallest details strange habits carries time reason inclusion end novel medal won annual medal recognizing reach year distinguished contribution american literature children judges chose novel making small details important plot committee felt scene word vital character development progression mystery going engage readers satisfy committee excited book exceptionally conceived finely crafted highly original january worker random house tweeted result minutes prior official announcement quickly taken mistake noticed survey reach ranked number time best children novels survey published school library journal monthly primarily audience 21st century work awards nominations


history adventure subtitled history adventure novel rider graphic magazine october january classics imaginative literature best selling books time million copies sold different languages popular release print according literary historian andrew rider popular influential novel challenged king solomon mines regard story person narrative follows journey holly ward leo lost kingdom african interior encounter primitive race natives mysterious white queen named reigns powerful work rider developed conventions lost world later authors emulated placed firmly literature nineteenth century england inspired rider experiences south_africa british story expresses numerous racial evolutionary late especially notions racial decline prominent fin figure novel notably explored themes female authority feminine behaviour received praise criticism alike representation synopsis young cambridge_university professor holly visited colleague reveals soon die proceeds tell holly tale family heritage charges holly task raising young son leo seen gives holly locked iron box instructions opened leo turns holly agrees found dead day holly raises boy box opened leo 25th birthday discover ancient mysterious leo father story holly leo servant job follow instructions travel eastern africa survive arab captain journey region african interior captured savage people learn natives ruled white queen curious white skinned having warned coming mysterious queen chief elder tribes takes charge men introducing ways people takes liking leo kissing embracing publicly according customs leo likewise grows fond tells holly needs report white men arrival absence restless seize intending eat ritual realising happen holly shoots killing process ensuing struggle leo wounded saves life throwing body shield spears lost resolve kill white men returns nick time declares men protection leo condition death tends taken home queen lies near ruins lost city mighty queen live dormant volcano series built tombs people holly presented queen white named beauty great man lies partition warns holly power desire fear dubious shows holly reveals learned secret possesses supernatural powers including ability read minds form ability heal wounds cure illness revealed tremendous knowledge chemistry notably unable future tells holly lived realm awaiting return lover slain fit jealous rage later holly inadvertently secretly discovers hidden chamber learns degree power dead evening visits leo heal seeing face stunned declares saves jealous ordered leave leo set eyes refuses eventually strikes dead magic despite murder friend holly leo free power beauty leo explaining history shows leo perfectly preserved body kept remains powerful acid confident leo lover climax novel takes men pillar fire passing ruined city heart ancient volcano determined leo fire immortal remain forever immortal powerful rulers world journey come great leo doubts safety entering flame fears steps spirit life second life preserving power lost begins revert true age holly speculates second exposure effects previous spirit life death occasion eyes away fire body sight shocking job dies dying tells leo forget shall come characters holly protagonist narrator holly cambridge man keen intellect knowledge developed compensate like appearance holly knows number ancient languages including greek arabic hebrew allow communicate speak form arabic knows languages holly interest origins lead explore ruins leo ward holly leo attractive physically active young english gentleman thick head blond hair holly befriends according leo resembles appearance title character novel called native born years ago arabs mastering lore great learning pillar life african interior ruined kingdom friendship keeper flame granted pillar life fire job holly trusted servant job working class man highly suspicious non english peoples devout protestant travellers especially disgusted fearful elder tribes maiden romantically attached leo caring injured acting protector stay ancient greek husband ancestor leo thousand years ago fled egypt seeking haven african interior met fell love promising secret kill refused enraged struck ancient egyptian family isis protected power expelled realm gave birth son beginning line leo ancestors background south_africa sent cape_town south_africa secretary sir henry lieutenant governor wrote memoirs aspirations colonial governor youthful excitement prospects major event time africa britain annexation expedition established british control boer republic helped raise union flag capital writing moment declared advocated british annexation boer republic journal article entitled published issue magazine maintained britain mission conquer hold lesser races conquest sake law justice order boer resistance british rule resulting anglo war caused imperial government london withdraw pursuing british sovereignty south african interior considered great betrayal prime minister liberal party lapse time alleviate increasingly disillusioned realities colonial africa victorian scholar patrick notes introduction little witnessed matched romantic depictions dark continent boys adventure novels press explorers journals david missionary travels south_africa time south_africa developed intense hatred came admire admiration extend african peoples shared assumptions contemporary victorian politics philosophy expressed james hunt president society london negro inferior european europeans far numerous negro european victorian belief inherent darker races object impulse european scramble africa colonial effort remained committed ideology believed british nations world appear able control coloured races exercise cruelty return britain rider returned britain time england increasingly social cultural marked fin prominent concerns fear political racial decline max barely half century earlier thomas declared history england history progress late living wake evolution lost earlier age uncertainty britain historical identity historian tim murray called threat past manifested victorian obsession ancient times greatly interested ruins discovered 1870s provided preface monograph detailed history site declaring strongly influenced evolutionary theories especially ideas historical decline prevalent fin stemmed depiction mixed race descended european stock african locals lack racial purity seen leading evolutionary national decline concept embodied people time began writing society anxiety role women debates woman question dominated britain fin increasing position independence new woman alarm social societal concerns woman movement female challenged traditional conception victorian role rights women changed dramatically early century entered workforce received better education gained political legal independence writing believed marriage natural state women notwithstanding energetic fact confront turn taken granted cases natural mission women marry cases marry narrowed live half life suffer health body mind created character provided surrounding new woman late victorian england concept creation according daughter phrase originated childhood particularly aspect doll doll rider small child terrified fact soon discovered nurse use obedience came called remember wrote title taken certain doll named nurse bring dark order brothers sisters charge autobiography spoke composed week period february march having completed published claimed period intensely creative moment text rewritten manuscript carries went declare fact written white heat rest best way compose admitted having clear story mind began writing scholars detected number earlier literature according certainly read aware stories edward particular strange story includes mysterious woman called coming race discovery subterranean similarly underground known derived norse mythological romance deathbed goddess called means disease old norse plague destroyed original inhabitants according wrote final scene demise waiting literary agent return offices completion entered office threw manuscript table remark shall remembered interesting obscure reference appears george book empire true story midday reached valley mountains inhabited powerful tribe natives ruled princess said prototype rider publication published serial story graphic large magazine printed weekly london october january accompanied illustrations johnson american edition published harper new_york december included johnson illustrations january english edition published green images publication book format featured significant revisions graphic serial revisions edition included illustrations publication edition reproduce graphic serial text narrative revisions contended king solomon mines best left wine character loses poured glass glass number alterations original graphic version publication novel significant chapter concerning substantially expanded original include tale greek scripts illustrations included antique sister law barber resemble number included containing historical references narrator keen stress narrative improving information geography history ancient chapters novel featured substantial rewrite scene chapter killed original grow restless hungry place large heated pot head ritual eating stories criticised time violence toned scene novel publication novel revised incident dying instead holly shoots accidentally comparing serial novel editions describes compact narrative original reflection intense short burst creativity composed story arguing style grammar graphic edition energetic immediate noted flawed continued revise later publications new edition containing minor alterations revision published genre fantasy science fiction works fantasy literature coming time princess george william morris wood world world end short stories lord marked strong element figure thousand year old spirit world fire story modern literature feature slight intrusion real world fantasy genre similarly carefully constructed fantasy history use technique later fantasies lord rings wheel time series degree security secondary world story firmly fantasy primary world reality lost kingdom realm ruled supernatural fantastic world directly time indirectly set apart primary reality prior novel king solomon mines laid lost world fantasy literature convention lost race noted novel importance development secondary world fantasy literature peripheral development science fiction african quest easily planets history science fiction billion year brian notes frequency death pillar fire imitated later science fiction fantasy writers women symbols women fill pages scientific romance adventure romance adventure literature especially popular end 19th century remains important form fiction present day works treasure island prince robert louis journey centre earth world eighty days important formative effect development adventure novel rider credited romance archaeological exploration began king solomon mines notable modern forms genre indiana jones movie series novels rice recently moore league extraordinary gentlemen fictional narratives explorer hero drama cast living past holly leo prototypes critical figure modern fiction imperial gothic central texts development imperial gothic late victorian authors fin employed gothic conventions motifs writing stressing supernatural demonic noted connected adventure fiction interests imply stability britain british_empire generally western novels like strange case present depictions foreign demonic forces heart imperial danger raised form threat replace queen_victoria echoes underlying anxiety european imperial gothic genre narrative british penetration africa represented holly leo job suddenly suffers potential counter attack illustrations reverse motif victorian gothic similarly marks fictional examples raise natural decline extension british imperial power increasingly frequent theme gothic invasion literature onset world war style rider writing style source criticism reviews works critic moore wrote god help english literature english people lay aside novels works swift charlotte george charles penny adding man write spoke ear common sentiment expressed review edinburgh magazine rider exquisite like robert louis great deal power way qualities likely town skill delicate modern literary criticism tended victorian scholar daniel noted style frequently clumsy denied matter easily settled cites passage holly tries fall asleep charges writing scene holly lays passage concludes remark holly managed sleep fact anybody reads narrative anybody probably according passage goes long way typical winning contradictions narrator style tom rider lost empire highlighted literary framework narrative referencing shakespeare classical literature story gothic sensibility notes ultimately thinks plots episodes images source lasting reputation influence themes set firmly literature late victorian period called new marking quarter 19th century witnessed expansion british power particularly african continent characterised seemingly confident sentiment merits empire english particularly british view world rider projects concepts english self foreign africa example occurs holly presence walking chamber warns holly follow example blast thee thou preoccupied stressing british qualities adventure empire usually contrast foreign notion compounded figure foreign force sense writes single property line divides realm queen_victoria white queens rule dark skinned natives african continent race evolution like victorian contemporaries rider proceeds assumption whites naturally superior blacks britain imperial extensions africa noble enterprise penned number novels portrayed comparatively realistic light number king solomon mines representation based actual warrior drew knowledge understanding contrast makes english travellers ancient inhabitants white darker people illustrate notions nonetheless racial politics novel complex appear given origin ancient arabian leo descended physically resembles blond greek holly said resemble facial appearance animal typically associated black whilst critics like murphy susan analysed strong racist andrew taken note qualifications novel suggests deeper connections races ancient character hybrid strong framing representation race stemming interest evolutionary theory archaeological history particular theme racial prominent aspect novel moving fin late increasingly concerned cultural national decline resulting racial decay evolutionary concept manifested represents mixture curious races originally descended inhabitants having arabs racial kind entailed decline pure blood initial races aspect idea lost elements civilization ancestors racial purity quality admired arabian birth arab arab arabs race father son true arab blood novel evolutionary principle occurs demise stepping pillar fire immortal begins decay undergoing death describes ultimate nightmare evolution reverse female authority sexuality rider conceived began theme immortal woman inspired immortal love ostensibly romance novel wider discourse women late victorian britain scholars noted published book year queen_victoria golden jubilee munich argues story considered ominous literary monument victoria years reign devotion thousand years death echoes long lasting fidelity victoria husband albert unlike victoria question female authority realised extreme figure autonomous seemingly embodies victorian anti feminist fears new women absolute personal independence coupled supreme power men constantly anxiety female authority minded holly heart away woman ultimately falls knees woman similarly masculine leo determined reject killing devoted native girl quickly falls fact absolute command male sex startling aspects story role seductive long tradition male fantasy includes homer shakespeare dame identifies theme white light skinned queen ruling black brown skinned savage race erotic opposite image helpless white woman captured threatened rape figure male desire dominates male sovereignty represented conquest holly leo powers leo reflection masculine holly representation man intellectual strength conquered feminine powers rules sex appeal describes woman nineteenth century figure male desire anxiety body truth truth similarly sarah gilbert sees theme feminine sexuality authority realised critical novel success unlike women earlier victorian writers angel monster odd significant blend types woman monstrous powers passionate woman reception publication immediate success according literary world rider new field fiction comparing novel king solomon mines review declared book displays qualities similar popularity imagination later earlier story contains scenes greater beauty horror public opinion equally praise fantasy received particular acclaim victorian readers critics review appearing academy january impressed grown vision novel declaring impossible gets better astonishing imagination certain french makes impossible adventures appear true sentiment echoed queen lady newspaper reviewer tale hands writer able easily absurd treated picturesque power invest interest given mystery port possibility makes willing submit illusion spectator review described narrative stirring exciting remarkable imaginative power adding story subtle invented day leo holly land coast africa day pillar fire revealed immortal interest tale rises higher higher new turn course review took issue characterisation manner demise present writer sense end instead concluding imaginative fitness thread impossible worked substance vivid brilliantly told story moved respond criticism death writing strength lifts appointed time swept away vengeance heavy long delayed strikes beauty number reviews critical work reviewer edinburgh magazine considered better king solomon mines opined rider proved called imagination wrought stage effect failure pen ink fearful wonderful circumstances intended absurd failure scathing moore edition time monthly declared book find powerful imagination elaborate detail vivid english work described romance method modern melodrama moore particularly dismissive novel style prose write english merely refer bad grammar boy boarding school deserve written man knew cared english english common source criticisms moore dismissive character widely garnered universal praise moore declares impressive singing represents naughty fairy tow wig concluding review moore wondered success greeted despite criticism reception met overwhelmingly positive echoed sentiments expressed literary critic andrew story publication think astonishing read impossible better till like story literature planet modern interpretations feminist feminist literary historians tended define figure literary manifestation male alarm learned new woman view terrifying dominant figure prominent influential rendering female authority undertaken male writers literary ann instance views fears holly plan return england exactly voiced new woman entrance public arena according feminist interpretation narrative death acts kind judgement victorian gender boundaries witch burning rider investigation love demise moral end exploration far radical threatening manifestation recent academics noted extent character traditional victorian particular devotion leo obedience story climax took leo hand placed head bent slowly till knee instant touched ground token submission bow lord kissed lips token love kiss lord declares holy hour completed legacy influential novels modern literature authors like henry miller graham margaret acknowledging importance work writing million copies sold work biggest selling fictional titles time translated languages according rider popular influential novel challenged king solomon mines regard popularity influence novel cited theories describing character manifestation figure story important texts imaginative literature lasting impact fantasy genre directly giving rise lost tales rice sir arthur conan creation locations recognised importance fantasy works especially fictional history narrative figure considered scholars formative influence reflecting pool direct precursor mirror characters influenced including referred text escape highly reminiscent escape fellowship characterisation prototype female antagonist modern fantasy literature famously realised figure white witch lewis chronicles appear moore heart ice adaptations adapted cinema times earliest films pillar fire version starred snow british produced version appeared appeared production fox lost silent film starring betty produced active participation rider wrote film combines elements books series decade later cinematic version novel released featuring helen scott bruce adaptation set arctic africa depicts ancient story art style music max film produced hammer film productions starred john richardson love peter bernard members expedition adaption released direct video duncan leo winter marie tim starred holly 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