I loved the reckoning scene with Leo so much! She manages to get to him where it would really hurt, in a way that felt very satisfying given what a jerk he is!
"That's why I go to the movies. To listen to you do it". So now we know she goes to the movies to hear him sell out, not to adulate his music. Then boom mic drop with "It's never happened... There's no symphony." And I love how the Ozick gives us more and more of Leo's desperate thoughts as he tries to remain superior to Bea, talking to himself about her job, her salary, her looks, more and more desperately the more she strikes home where it hurts him the most.
So good! I can visualize it on a screen. The men in this book are horrible people. The jury is still out for me on Julian. He is a spoiled child for sure, but Leo and Marvin take the cake in horrible men in this novel.
I loved the reckoning scene with Leo so much! She manages to get to him where it would really hurt, in a way that felt very satisfying given what a jerk he is!
"That's why I go to the movies. To listen to you do it". So now we know she goes to the movies to hear him sell out, not to adulate his music. Then boom mic drop with "It's never happened... There's no symphony." And I love how the Ozick gives us more and more of Leo's desperate thoughts as he tries to remain superior to Bea, talking to himself about her job, her salary, her looks, more and more desperately the more she strikes home where it hurts him the most.
I agree! A very satisfying scene.
So good! I can visualize it on a screen. The men in this book are horrible people. The jury is still out for me on Julian. He is a spoiled child for sure, but Leo and Marvin take the cake in horrible men in this novel.