The Thumbnail Book Reviews
by John Q McDonald --- 15 February 1999
by Carole Maso
Starting with a layout in her introduction, Maso creates a work in which she explores the eroticism of the language. With a vaguely deconstructed, almost poetic, style, she brings together two women in an atmosphere of passion, obsession and desire. In a Paris bedroom, on a beautiful beach, on an Indian riverbank, viewed from a Cape Cod lighthouse, or even in a drug induced haze, the passion and sexual exploration of the couple is explored through intensely visual language. That visualization borders explicitly on the cinematic with regular references to the filmwork of Maya Deren and a screenplay by Marguerite Duras. Maso also refers to her own previous books being read aloud during moments of passion by our protagonists. Don't expect a linear narrative here. The work is more subtle, flowing in a way that slowly comes together in the mind. It is powerful, challenging, and rewarding.
Also by Maso: [AVA] [The Room Lit by Roses] [Ghost Dance]