Susan Johnson

I mean, she's pretty mean, isn't she, about literary society, really.

You know, there's a character who's supposed to be Carl, well, I suppose, you know, the Carl of, now scarred one, that is really treated quite cruelly.

You know, like she makes him out to be a great big dope, really, just sitting there dropping little balls of bread, rolling them.

Do you remember that scene where they're at a dinner table?

Yeah.

Yes, yes, that's right.

She's pretty mean.

She always notices makeup or, you know, whether there is makeup or not makeup or, you know, hair.

Matted hair.

Yes, I know.

She can be a very cruel writer.

That's great, though.

Yeah, I agree too.

And, you know, I feel a bit mean saying that, though, because, you know, she's a genius.

And who am I?

You know, this little minnow next to this, you know, giant, beautiful whale.

So I feel really guilty about having, you know, even the slightest hesitation in saying that.

anything about this book that's negative because it is a masterful piece of work.

So, you know, that would be my only hesitation that, you know, yes, start with outline, I think.

But, you know, as a whole, I think it's a work of genius.