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THE MICHIGAN DAILY'
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I should be unable to reason and log- worth while. Deep consideration
ically balance a.review: of the book. it would be a waste of neither'til
After a person has read-and by the nor energy.
way, I am not concerned with those To ignore the physical plot and log
who, in H. L. Mencken's classification, of the book and to proceed to the ve
are like the young y who gleans core of the conclusion, I shall quote
the dry and tedious pages of:the Old sparingly, for I know that the gra
Testament for occasional pearls of majority still enjoy lasciviously dr:
smut; nor will I account for their re- ping ~ pearls---from the Journal
r ,actions in the first part of this article. Mallare. "Alas,. the - reason-of it
The loth Decides effect of Aunt Marjie, fresh from the Now to proceed-after a person has clear. Man's fiber is fouled throug
beaches of Tahulamajii, on the con- read the first few of these pages- out with sex. I sought to emancipa
By Edward Alden Jewell ventional and not very intelligent par- the dedication, to be more exact-the myself from all relation to life. T
(Knopf) ent Needhams is interesting. But spirit of the book reaches out and delusion of my hopes is more to
The information on the charming really Aunt Marjie does not add grabs him. From then on he is car- pitied than the disorder of my vanit:
but somewhat misrepresentative book- enough to the book's machinery to ried bodily through Mallare's madness. This, for the few to whom it w
jacket tells us that Mr. Jewell had pay for her keep. There are occa- In fact, if he can at all collect his written, needs no explanation
already written two books before the sional apostrophes to Eros and cer. thoughts to the extent of being able elaboration. But with that grand to
advent of "this latest one." Had we fain lyrical passages about nature in to think, he wonders for his own san- jority who. still enjoy the aforess
not known this we might have dis- which it seems that the author looses ity-and all during the reading of the pearls of smut, we should use reasc
graced ourselves by finding excuses his grip on the story and lets himself book he will have no doubt that the but the force of a 'ball bat is the on
for it as a first novel. In the light of go. writer is totally insane. But after it thing that will rid the world of so
his previous accomplishments it is dif- Mr. Jewell's method is conspicuous all, the thoughtful reader will realize of these imbeciles. They will not ha
ficult to account for certain frailties. by its almost sophomoric simplicity. that Fantazius Mallare, the madman, the sweet and innocent young peoj
Although we 'are not familiar with Simplicity in attaining an effect or in is probably the most fundamentally- know the meaning of certain sexs
"The White Kami" and "The Charmed presenting a situation is to be ap- sane character that Ben Hecht has terms, even 'though u great maiy mc
Circle," the publisher's announcement plauded; but common-place. interpre- ever created, or that any American than the 99.9 per cent know and u
implies that they are in he field otation and an ordinary point of view novelist has ever created-and then far more vulgar synonyms for th
implisthat teytrei Bt "he fildofh are characteristics of a very young put to the supreme test of making him They shall not know the English lIs
Decides" is of an entirely different writer. No doubt his psychology is think. guage. They shall use that of the
sound enough; certainly he has a right Ben Hecht's notions are in some re- own coinage.
Jewell ay have epeienc Mr- to his own impression of a young spects comparable to those of D. H. And so we find the author, arti
Jeey may have had in plot or fan- girls enotions, but a convincing pre- awrence. The idea that Lawrence and publisher lockea up In the Chics
tasyehas not schooled him ing the ubt- sentation of his impression, whatever expresses in his poem, "Tortoises," in jail. Which reminds me of Walla
olesent soul through a sea-change. it may be, requires more than a the phrase, "Crucified upon the wheel Smith, the artist and genius who er
The situation is rather good. Louise, simple statement of that impression. of sex," is mirrored in the full title ated the most beautifully decorati
daughter of the Rev. Alfred Needham Even if the extraneous passages of Hecht's book, as advertised, "The drawings that it has ever been r
finds disappointment in her most re- were excised and the secondary char- Phallic Crucifixion of Fantazius Mal- privilege to see. The exquisitene
cent lover, to whom she has virtually acters cut down to their proper di- lace." of his details, the magnificent placi
engaged herself by means of the mensions the story would scarcely This suggests an aspect of life which, of his black, and the unity of desil
United States Postal Service. Ab- stand in the first ranks. Mr. Jewell if at all grounded, deserves a great put him even above that mst'
nied tas Posetal h Servigce. Aderlacks the salt of strongly individual deal of attention from civilized per- Aubrey Beardsley, in my opini
e in this case there is the unpleasr personality. The scales of conven- sons. And all of our psychologists, no which, by the way, has been coincide
ant sequel of a complete reversal of tional observation still cling to his matter how mean, or how great, admit with that of a few friends whose jud
the maxim when the salutary and ro- eyes and his reactions to what he does that the sex life of a person develops ment is usually good.
ance-provoking distance is removed. observe are not of that brilliance and moulds his life to a very great But artistry counts for nothing
aneprovokygistane s rove nd which predicates genius. degree. Then, to those outside the this country so densely inhabited
Haunted by ghosts of past loves and y ONY.y
particularly by a hectic affair .with a .CONEY_ very large group who fall under Mr. the "boobeoisie." So, to jail with W
shadowy "Richard," she struggles to - Mencken's aforementioned classifica- lace Smith!
bring herself to accept Lynndal Barry. Fantazis J allare tin, this book will be very much -R. L. D.
Mr. Jewell achieves his characters ,-
easily. He does not agonize about get- By Ben Hecht
ting them across to us. But this fa- (Covici-McGee)
cility is at the same time his bete Insomuch as but a scant half dozen, GAUDY'S CANDIES
noir; -he becomes unconsciously en- In Ann Arbor, will be able to procure
amoured with the character of Aunt and read "Fantazius Mallare," a re- ..MADE IN YPSL
.4arjie, a middle western Margot As- view of the book would be obviously
if it were a review that I wanted to
This apparent padding is a count do I should feel incapable. I should Peanut Clusters, and Chocolates that
on which the book goes down. The be unable to retain my equanimity. Melt in Your Mouth
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