tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post3025614872604881420..comments2023-05-30T07:00:13.707-04:00Comments on Bookphilia.com: 2. The CarpathiansBookphiliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155882653615842141noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-11534417875611205272007-04-03T12:08:00.000-04:002007-04-03T12:08:00.000-04:00Hey Yuri!I don't remember The Edge of the Alphabet...Hey Yuri!<BR/><BR/>I don't remember The Edge of the Alphabet that well...but I still have my copy from that Commonwealth Lit. class. I'll mail it to you if you want to reread it!Bookphiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05155882653615842141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-68856376955733561372007-04-02T16:20:00.000-04:002007-04-02T16:20:00.000-04:00Hey DreamQueen :) I remember The "Edge of the Alph...Hey DreamQueen :) I remember The "Edge of the Alphabet" very vividly, as it affected me deeply. I won't delve into minutae such as the small sculpture one character makes of cigarette package foil or the swans, but the overarching theme I remember clearly is the idea of the masks that people wear to conceal their true identities and the weaknesses we all have somewhere inside. On reflection, it fit in pretty well with my existential explorations of the day - echoing themes from my incessant listening to Pink Floyd's "The Wall". I am curious what I would think of the book if I read it now....Yuri...https://www.blogger.com/profile/05953730861431844529noreply@blogger.com