
Mrs. Bridge
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Narrated by:
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Sally Darling
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By:
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Evan S. Connell
India Bridge’s house is a prison, her life a collection of redundancies. Overnight, her children have turned into willful, frightening creatures and her husband into an unsolvable enigma. When India tries to reach beyond the limitations around her, she begins to realize the scattered truths that hide themselves in fear and solitude.
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Fabulous story
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Mr. Bridge was better
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Mrs. Bridge
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What did you love best about Mrs. Bridge?
Laugh out loud funny at times, with a subtle but pointed humor. Also deep and moving, highly recommend!Really Wonderful
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Connell masterfully shows the strength and weakness of American society. Its strength lies in freedom to exploit human self-interest. Its weakness is in believing wealth is a measure of human value.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
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Reality of woman in 1940
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Most of the story was about her day to day life and only occasionally did I feel I got a glimpse of her questioning her place in the world. Because of that, I felt like she really believed that this was her lot in life and that the status quo suited her just fine. I don’t think she was aware of how vacuous she was, and I certainly didn’t feel like she was struggling to “cope with her dissatisfaction” in life like the synopsis implied.
Near the very end, the topic bubbled up a little more following what happened to someone in her social circle (I won’t give anything away), but overall I didn’t feel that it was a strong theme running through the story.
Could it be I didn’t feel her struggle because from my perspective today in 2017 I just can’t relate? Intellectually I understand the sad plight of the repressed housewife, but I guess I just can’t empathise enough… or maybe it was all just to subtle for me.
I do want to read Mr Bridge!
The Unexamined Life
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Outstanding
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Initially, this novel frustrated me. I wanted Mrs. Bridge to be less narrow-minded, less meek, less prejudiced and less of a snob. I wanted her to wake up and take control of her life.But once I accepted that this novel is not about an awakening, but a brilliant rendition of Mrs. Bridge dealing with her daily life, I truly appreciated it. I admire what Connell accomplished. And I even sympathize, just a little, with Mrs. Bridge.
A brilliant rendition of Mrs. Bridge's daily life
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Classic
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