Moon Tiger | Characters
Claudia Hampton is a striking, memorable character, reminiscent of the glamorous but tough-talking movie heroines of the 1930s played by actresses such as Bette Davis and Katherine Hepburn. Readers react strongly to her. Some, like the novelist Julian Barnes, who wrote to Lively telling her he had fallen in love with Claudia while reading the book, are charmed by her combination of gutsiness, sexuality, and vulnerability. Others are annoyed by her brashness, egocentrism, and condescension towards those less intelligent than she. The range of reactions to Claudia suggests the complexity...
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