tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15837393.post8312648343838113064..comments2023-08-03T08:40:26.527-04:00Comments on THE JOHN O'HARA SOCIETY: Dinner Theatre in OctoberUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15837393.post-7864784767488551942008-08-15T11:02:00.000-04:002008-08-15T11:02:00.000-04:00I am a fan of both Butterfield 8 and From the Terr...I am a fan of both Butterfield 8 and From the Terrace, though juat how you adapt the latter to the stage is a full-length mystery. I agree that this early section of Alfred's life lends itself best. <BR/><BR/>Is Weston Liggett the hero of Butterfield 8? I've always thought Eddie Brunner is more sympathetic. And, for me, he's more sympathetic than the novel's James Malloy. I believe this is virtually O'Hara's only attempt to characterise Malloy in the third person. The portrayal isn't straightforward. But it's hardly the "reliable narration" we've come to welcome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com