Author Archives: susan

Mesmerizing, amid all the wounds inflicted by the Pooka on his maker; how can a writer write such agony to another? Interesting too, that when the son of Trellis–an author in his own right–leaves the room, the other characters–Shanahan, Furriskey–insist … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Has everybody who’s read this book gotten this far still wondering what the damn title means? Continue reading →

O’Brien now captures the full extent of fictional character rights to have Trellis’ own "son" write a story to punish Trellis the author.  Ahah–O’Brien has tapped into the fear of every author whose characters make their own way across narrative … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Ah, what would a novel be without an editor?  O’Brien amazes us once again by providing our narrator with a critique on his novel from his friend Brinsley. From a perusal of the manuscript which has just been presented in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well either I’ve reached a slightly more accomplished level of reading, or I simply don’t have a clue and made a mountain of a molehill. My last posting made a point of the threads of conversation in the inner world … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I am so very glad that I was intrigued, embarrassed, teased, intimidated, and frankly pushed into continuing on with this novel.  It is a true delight for the mind and ear. They also did not hesitate to promise him sides … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Made myself take some time out from trying to justify (or rather, discover the obvious) the spending of $100k against a house the fiduciary claims to want to buy for $264k today to do some reading.  What a delightful point … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In this epitomy of metafiction, we’re bound to get lost if we wander too far away for too long.  O’Brien makes sure that we don’t: Trellis’s dominion over his characters, I explained, is impaired by his addiction to sleep.  There … Continue reading → Continue reading →