The Girls of Slender Means

I listened to this on audio and I think I have to find a physical copy and read it because Spark's writing is just so very clever (she really is a wizard with words) and I'm not sure the brilliance of this tale translated as well just listening to it. It's still a stunner, the ending is still a shocker. I did not love it as much as I loved [b:The Driver's Seat 668282 The Driver's Seat Muriel Spark https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348828782l/668282.SY75.jpg 2776383] but that could be because it was the first book of Spark's I read or it could be because I actually read it (as opposed to listening to it).

Picked this up somewhat randomly at the university library while looking for other things. The play on the title is clever, and there were some excellent passages, some particularly moving near the end. But as usual there is something about Muriel Spark that pushes against me somehow, something that makes her a bit difficult to read, but I guess I‰ЫЄll have to read more of her books to figure out what it is.