tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post5099979953107031121..comments2024-03-28T16:06:50.879+00:00Comments on FICTION on the WEB short stories: A Surprising Cure by Cynthia HaggardCharlie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04834189452905372024noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-83514973558905259782017-07-01T23:04:14.591+01:002017-07-01T23:04:14.591+01:00An interesting story. Edward is revealed only gra...An interesting story. Edward is revealed only gradually as an unreliable narrator. And he is complex, being both admirable for his continued affection for Miriam, but blinded by the societal conventions to which he subscribes. Gerald Warfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11579249670806899145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-89687201344805681962017-07-01T15:10:49.902+01:002017-07-01T15:10:49.902+01:00Ooooh, social nightmares abound! Is it a feminist ...Ooooh, social nightmares abound! Is it a feminist conspiracy? One can't help identifying with the cuckolded Edward, but at the same time one has sympathy with Miriam, repressed by the male-dominated laws of the day. Edward appears to have secretly accepted blame for the implied STD, after all thousands of middle class professional men were using prostitutes at that time. His acceptance of that points to the probability that he too is one of that statistic. A 'thwarted king' indeed! I loved the formal language.<br />B r o o k e Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17142492723192523556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-74469217990367924192017-06-30T15:37:07.807+01:002017-06-30T15:37:07.807+01:00i really like the style of writing in this story, ...i really like the style of writing in this story, the ending completely surprised me, definitely no bad thing!, and very well drawn characters.<br /><br />Mike McCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-64313194735861361432017-06-30T13:33:24.155+01:002017-06-30T13:33:24.155+01:00This story has elements of dark farce threaded thr...This story has elements of dark farce threaded through it- entertaining and sad. Many thanks,<br />CeinwenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11145727006327466838noreply@blogger.com