Almost everything – the action, characterisation and character development, sudden twists and shocking revelations – is carried by dialogue alone; there is virtually nothing else in a typical Ivy Compton-Burnett, apart from unhelpful thumbnail sketches of the characters and rudimentary stage directions. Most of the rest you have to work out for yourself, reading that extraordinary dialogue with care and close attention to discover – gradually or, often, explosively – what is really going on.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Something to curl up with …
… Sofa.com | What to Read on Your Sofa: The novels of Ivy Compton-Burnett. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)
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