03-15-2013, 03:49 PM
That was pretty darn good. The sense was well carried that her life and death were so similar that she was effectively dead (for a few moments, on the second reading, I thought it possible she was dead).
The line about salt brine suggested to me that she was pickled, i.e. drunk all the time. Of course, that's just my associated synapses going off, and so is unlikely to be the line's actual meaning.
The hair as a symbol of boredom, and the total hopelessness regarding boredom's resolution, was my favourite part.
The line about salt brine suggested to me that she was pickled, i.e. drunk all the time. Of course, that's just my associated synapses going off, and so is unlikely to be the line's actual meaning.
The hair as a symbol of boredom, and the total hopelessness regarding boredom's resolution, was my favourite part.