- Hardcover: 126 pages
- Publisher: St Martins Pr (Jun 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312155638
- ISBN-13: 978-0312155636
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 13.7 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,759,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Lady Who Liked Clean Rest Room is Donleavy's second Novella, the first since The Saddest Summer of Samuel S. A marked departure from his earlier works, it features a female protagonist and employs a much more conventional writing style. Few contemporary authors can meld humor and sadness as can Donleavy at his best, and this work ranks among the author's finest work in that regard. Donleavy has long suffered from a fate similar to that of Henry Miller: having first published a huge and controversial best-seller, fresh, shocking, and unforgetable (Miller's Tropic of Cancer; Donleavy's The Ginger Man), too many critics tend to weigh all subsequent works by that achievement. Besides the fact that it's arguable that The Ginger Man outshines any later Donleavy work, those who use his classic first novel as a yard stick for books such as The Lady Who Liked Clean Rest Rooms are comparing single malt Isley scotch to vintage champagne. Both fine in of themselves thank you very much.
Format:Hardcover
Just goes to show what imagination and command of the language can do. Truly a book you cannot put down. The ultimate WASP. Probably puts on long kid gloves before applying a condom.
Format:Hardcover
I was enchanted with this book right from the
beginning, perhaps as much for Donleavy's
characterization of the protagonist than for his
use (love?) of the language.
Although Jocelyn Jones' reversals of fortune seem
never-ending, she perseveres with real moxy, even
while contemplating her end. By story's end, the
gods are smiling at her. Or are they smirking?
A brief but memorable novel.
beginning, perhaps as much for Donleavy's
characterization of the protagonist than for his
use (love?) of the language.
Although Jocelyn Jones' reversals of fortune seem
never-ending, she perseveres with real moxy, even
while contemplating her end. By story's end, the
gods are smiling at her. Or are they smirking?
A brief but memorable novel.
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