The Mayor of Casterbridge
A story of unbridled emotions, rivalry, betrayal, and tragedy that depicts both the weaknesses and foibles of the human heart but also its potential for determintion and dignity.
A story of unbridled emotions, rivalry, betrayal, and tragedy that depicts both the weaknesses and foibles of the human heart but also its potential for determintion and dignity.
A crime/legal thriller set in Philadelphia tackles drugs, money, power, and sex as well as family dysfunction and the corrosive effects of regret.
As if to prove my point about things I should have learned in college, Aaron Haspel offers a discussion of “Free Verse Scansion” over at the God of the Machine. I am able to intellectually understand what he is saying in this post but I don’t really “get it.” MY pathetic knowledge of English as [...]
There is a new “meme” running through the lit blog community (see here and here) that involves revealing how many literary “classics” you have read. I did this awhile back with the Modern Library’s top 100 English language novels. To further reveal my lack of culture I will use the list provided this time. The [...]
One of things I became aware of as I got older was a melancholy nature, a sort of soft under-current of regret, about opportunities I passed up when I was younger. Some are rather trivial: why didn’t I learn golf when I could have more easily grooved my swing, or why didn’t I learn to [...]
[I]t is childish to identify with a cause. To advance a cause is fine (depending on the cause); it’s when you weave it into your own self-image that it’s dangerous, because then you can no longer think of it objectively. – Doug at Bandarlog. True or not? Discuss . . .
A satirical romp through men’s obsession with sex leaves the reader looking for something more.
Thoughts on the tensions involved in writing book reviews.
A brief review of Graham Green’s The Human Factor. The Cold War fought from behind a desk but just as treacherous.
As a follow up to the post below allow me to quote from an interesting book review. In a review of The President of Good and Evil by Peter Singer, Douglas Kern offers some ideas worth pondering. His introduction mirrors my gut feelings: I’m closed-minded. I’ve made up my mind on most major issues, and [...]