Moody has tapped into the fear that America has lost its way, and his.approach is brilliant.", This is Moody uncorked, slyly going back to the wordy, toothsome, 19 th century novel, with a science-fiction twist., Rick Moody's latest novel is a riotous gloss on an already forgotten flourish of presidential theatre: George W. Because of the times we live in, the message is convincing and sobering. The story's cumulative verdict is that of a scary B-movie: The end is near. Sure, 700 pages is a long metaphor, but it's sharp and funny enough to make it worthwhile on both levels., "The novel is peppered with gems such as, "there were no authorities any longer, just men with nicer outfits," which explains with breathtaking economy a crumbling society in 2025. Hallelujah!, There's loads of political parody.but we think Moody's up to something a little more sophisticated.The bulk of the novel acts as a metaphor for Crandall's everyman issues of fear of losing his wife, and insignificance in an economy that's moved on from his skill set. If one leaves The Diviners wishing it had been a few hundred pages longer, that's the kind of problem any writer should envy and any reader should relish.
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