Woman of Letters

Tag: our man in havana

  • Are comedic novels supposed to be funny in the same way that stand-up comics are funny?

    I like funny things. Well, not videos of cats. Actually, I avoid humorous Youtube videos of any sort. But I am generally capable of appreciating all other forms of funny media: musicals, jokes (even puns), stand-up comedies, sit-coms, etc. But I’ve always been a little mystified by comedic novels. I mean, I’ve read and enjoyed…

  • Woman as Financial Vampire

    I’m currently reading (and considerably enjoying) Edith Wharton’s Custom Of The Country. But I am also disquieted by the novel. At its core, the story of this novel is a very familiar one. It’s about an ambitious woman who sucks dry a somewhat dreamy man with her incessant financial demands. The cunning woman who only…