October 2010
My brain scans showed I'm like a foreigner who's learning English as a second language
Sun, 10/31/2010 - 23:54 — AnonymousEastenders and Strictly star KARA TOINTON tells how being a guinea pig in a scientific experiment for dyslexia has helped her to read her first book - at the age of 27 Sitting in a quiet corner of a BBC rehearsal studio, the sequins and glitz of Strictly Come Dancing are momentarily forgotten as Kara Tointon immerses herself in the world of J. K.
...Fiction that defies categorization?
Sun, 10/31/2010 - 23:45 — Anonymouswhat are some books that you've read that are difficult to categorize, or compare to other books? I want to read something fresh.
...Book Review: Outnumbered: Incredible Stories of History’s Most Surprising Battlefield Upsets by Cormac O’Brien (Blogcritics: Books)
Sun, 10/31/2010 - 23:37 — Anonymous“War is the province of uncertainty.” — Carl von ClausewitzSource : Blogcritics: BooksExplore : Fine Arts
...'Street Scene: music by Kurt Weill; lyrics by Langston Hughes; book by Elmer Rice' Oakland East Bay Symphony, 5/13/11 (AfriClassical)
Sun, 10/31/2010 - 23:33 — Anonymous[photo: (c) Eileen Darby Images, Inc.
...Classics that aren't Boring
Sun, 10/31/2010 - 23:25 — AnonymousAs an English major and a sort-of English teacher (student teacher, at the moment), I always feel the need to read the "classics," (I do not intend this to be a place to debate the merits of reading canonical texts, but if you do, so be it), but am usually bogged down in how boring they are.
...Jam Jar
Sun, 10/31/2010 - 23:17 — AnonymousOn long summer days
we had a jam jar on the wall.
Holes in the lid,
punctured with a screwdriver,
releasing a strawberry scent.
Half filled with water,
the wasps could never resist.
I would watch them squeeze
through puckered holes
to feast on jam
then drown.
As a sensitive soul,
when eyes were diverted,
Need a novel to compare to 1984 for essay
Sun, 10/31/2010 - 23:10 — AnonymousHi,
I'm doing a comparitive essay for english literature and I'm definitely doing 1984 as it is my favourite book and something i could write passionately about. I havent decided on a question or subject for comparison yet but i'm thinking of either;
'Identity of the character',
'Bleakness/Hopelessness/Pessimism',
'Repression',
Book Review: Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded edited by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer (Bibliophile Stalker)
Sun, 10/31/2010 - 23:06 — AnonymousI’ll be upfront: I’m not a big fan of steampunk. Which isn’t to say that I dislike it, but rather it’s a concept that’s foreign and never piqued my interest. So an anthology like Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded doesn’t automatically impress me due to its subject matter or its editors. Having said that, I find this book to be a strange beast. First is that this is a sequel.
..."Cleopatra": Sex and sovereignty in the ancient world
Sun, 10/31/2010 - 23:01 — AnonymousIn 34 BC, at the height of her power, Cleopatra VII joined her consort and ally, Mark Antony, atop a pair of golden thrones in an eye-popping, kingdom-dispensing (and ultimately ill-advised) extravaganza that would later become known as the Donations of Alexandria.
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