Top Ten Favorite Books, #8: The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

A meditative cycle of points of view in a Southern Gothic style? Not my usual fare. But the mute Mr. Singer, who stands at the center without getting to pour out his heart like people keep doing to him, fascinates. The souls around him read what they want into him, and they are haunting and beautiful even when they’re wrong. It’s emotionally difficult but absolutely worth the cost of admission.

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