Mary Hocking Criticism
- Janet Burroway
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Neil Hepburn
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In the following essay, Neil Hepburn critiques Mary Hocking's novel The Bright Day, noting that while some elements are overly explicit, she skillfully handles the delicate relationship between Hannah and the local editor and subtly suggests the young MP’s underlying crypto-homosexuality.
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Neil Hepburn
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In the following essay, Neil Hepburn examines Mary Hocking's The Mind Has Mountains, highlighting the protagonist's struggle with identity amidst personal and environmental upheaval, and praises Hocking's precise prose for effectively portraying an ordinary man's reconciliation with life's extraordinariness.
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Nick Totton
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In the following essay, Nick Totton argues that Mary Hocking’s novel The Mind Has Mountains skillfully blends humor and gravity to reveal the strange realities within the everyday, likening it to Hermann Hesse's Steppenwolf as a profound exploration of truthfulness and human experience.
