The Master

The Master by Colm Toibin

“It suddenly occurred to him that the best way of clearing this woman out of the room was by waving his two hands at her and making a noise as though she were a flock of hens or a gaggle of geese.” —The Master, Colm Toibin

I was surprised to see on the cover of this book that it was one of the 10 best books of 2004 according to the New York Times’ Book Review. This was before I read it, and my surprise was based solely on the fact that I’d never heard of it before. But let’s be honest, in 2004, I wasn’t reading books like The Master. Read More »