The Siege of Trencher's Farm complex examination of modern-day masculinity and liberal values." "Slant Magazine" found that "Much of the novel's prose reads like a screenplay, with tedious descriptions of props, settings, and physical actions ... tension only really matters if you identify with the characters and care about their predicament, which I found too implausible, fantastic, and crudely sketched to do so." Legal scholar Melanie Williams wrote of how the 1971 film had coloured reception of the book: "The book is now republished by Bloomsbury (2003), with the title "Straw Dogs". This seems particularly sad given that past critical commentary on the book has
The Passions of the Mind Complex. Irving Stone is best renowned for his several biographical novels, the best known being "Lust for Life" and "The Agony and the Ecstasy" (about the artists Vincent Van Gogh and Michelangelo, respectively), which were both adapted into major Hollywood productions. Though less well known, "Passions of the Mind" was an American bestseller upon its release, spending 13 weeks at the top of the "New York Times" Bestseller List (fiction) in the spring of 1971, and nearly 30 weeks in the top 15. The Passions of the Mind The Passions of the Mind is a 1971 novel by American author