7/3/2023 0 Comments Mystery Ride by Robert Boswell![]() Certainly, James Candler, the most prominent character in Boswell's new ensemble novel, Tumbledown ( Graywolf Press), does more than his fair share of reckless things. His characters are extremely foolish, and their foolishness is a big part of what makes them persuasive and compelling, but he rarely seems angry at them. To risk a shakier generalization, Robert Boswell-the highly accomplished author of seven previous novels, three short story collections, and other work-is the third kind of writer. They can ignore it, and create characters who start out or become wiser and more heroic than any actual human being they can get mad, and write nasty satires or they can adopt an attitude of acceptance, finding their characters' foibles amusing, hoping at most for slight correction. Confronting this basic truth, writers have a few options. We tend to waste a great deal of our vitality pursuing goals of dubious value. ![]() ![]() Foolish behavior is a key ingredient of human nature. ![]()
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