The reading of The Piano Teacher is like a sugar-coated pill. At first, I thought it was just a story about family ethic, and finally the main character will get her freedom. But later it turns to be more about the morbid love. Our reading seems like a progress of lessoning on madness and insanity. We started from King Lear, the most famous and probably a bit dry because of the language, but still extremely powerful play to today’s much modern reading. We have saw tons of different expressions on insanity through different lenses: love, family, and work.
I was a little surprised about the fierce of the sexual descriptions in this work. As a horror fiction fan, I’ve only read seldom romantic fictions. This blatant use on sex makes me wonder
I was a little surprised about the fierce of the sexual descriptions in this work. As a horror fiction fan, I’ve only read seldom romantic fictions. This blatant use on sex makes me wonder