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THE TREADLE OF THE LOOM: Of useful false dichotomies
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THE TREADLE OF THE LOOM. Monday, December 5, 2011. Of useful false dichotomies. Critics seem to split into two camps: those who read. As part of the Western tragic tradition, a camp that notably includes Charles Olson and Hershal Parker, and those that read. As part of a legendary epic tradition, a camp whose strongest voice is Bruce Franklin, the student of the group's founder, Yvor Winters. These camps do love to spar. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Whiteness of the Whale. You can find me on L...
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THE TREADLE OF THE LOOM: Melville's Marginalia
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THE TREADLE OF THE LOOM. Saturday, December 1, 2012. The next time you want to lose yourself in Melvilliana, check out this site on Melville's marginalia. Go ahead, find the books and start clicking on them. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Whiteness of the Whale. Rockwell Kent's Moby Dick. Link to Table of Contents for Moby Dick Reading. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson. Review: DISTANT STAR, by Roberto Bolaño.
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Ovrelia's Notes in the Margin: End of the Year Wrap-Up 2011
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Ovrelia's Notes in the Margin. Friday, December 30, 2011. End of the Year Wrap-Up 2011. Friday, December 30, 2011. I read 117 titles. It is 31 titles less than last year. Nevertheless I read the same 50 000 pages. As I did last year. I guess my books were fatter in 2011. The most books I read in November (14 titles), the least – in September (4 titles). According to goodreads.com. Out of 117 titles I read I gave:. To 15 books;. I really liked it! To 46 books;. I liked it) to 44 books;. Out of 117 titles:.
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Ovrelia's Notes in the Margin: Moscow-Petushki by Venedikt Erofeev - Book Review #110
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Ovrelia's Notes in the Margin. Monday, November 8, 2010. Moscow-Petushki by Venedikt Erofeev - Book Review #110. Monday, November 8, 2010. In this classic novel of Russian humor and social commentary, a cable fitter is fired from his job after accidentally sending out detailed graphs charting his coworkers' productivity against the amount of alcohol they consumed. Moscow to the End of the Line. I loved Venedikt Erofeev’s. It might be the best Russian book that was written at the crack of 70th. I woul...
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Ovrelia's Notes in the Margin: Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens - Book Review # 128
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Ovrelia's Notes in the Margin. Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens - Book Review # 128. Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Was a serialized novel, first published monthly over period of time of two years. Dickens never planned his novels, so when the first part was published already, he had no idea how he will end it. He began. However, as Dickens plans changed with. So did his language. Closer to the middle of the novel, Dickens started to get attached to Oliver’s character. The s...The differe...
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Ovrelia's Notes in the Margin: Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson - Book Review #135
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Ovrelia's Notes in the Margin. Tuesday, October 25, 2011. Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson - Book Review #135. Tuesday, October 25, 2011. Before I Go to Sleep. As I sleep, my mind will erase everything I did today. I will wake up tomorrow as I did this morning. Thinking I'm still a child. Thinking I have a whole lifetime of choice ahead of me .' Memories define us. So what if you lost yours every time you went to sleep? First of all I want to get out on the open that Before I Go to Sleep. Wasn’t...
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Ovrelia's Notes in the Margin: A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess - Book Review #124
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Ovrelia's Notes in the Margin. Monday, February 28, 2011. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess - Book Review #124. Monday, February 28, 2011. This edition includes the controversial last chapter not published in the first edition and Burgess's introduction "A Clockwork Orange Resucked.". A difficult book to read, how impossible it would be for me. And I kept postponing this book, till the time I would feel that I know English good enough to try reading it, until recently. 8211; “. Turned out to be quite...
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Ovrelia's Notes in the Margin: Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray - Book Review #129
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Ovrelia's Notes in the Margin. Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray - Book Review #129. Wednesday, March 9, 2011. By William Makepeace Thackeray. In my opinion, is a good example of such Victorian soap opera. At least the feeling of soap opera didn’t leave me for a moment while I was reading it. It took me two weeks to read the first half of. However, there were some things that I liked about. Becky Sharp was one of these. She was certainly a refreshing and unusual her...
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Ovrelia's Notes in the Margin: Mansfield Park by Jane Austen - Book Review #125
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Ovrelia's Notes in the Margin. Tuesday, March 1, 2011. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen - Book Review #125. Tuesday, March 1, 2011. Is my third Jane Austen, after. And I still have quite unsettled opinion on her works. My opinion varies on her books from love to hate and everything in between depending on time of the day, my mood and whatever particular scene from any of these three books I’m thinking about. I heard that many people particularly dislike and consider. Overall, I would say that I liked. Scuff...
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Ovrelia's Notes in the Margin: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë - Book Review #130
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Ovrelia's Notes in the Margin. Friday, March 11, 2011. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë - Book Review #130. Friday, March 11, 2011. Isn’t just a classic; it is the book that inspired other classics, such as Rebecca. By Daphne du Maurier and. By Jean Rhys. It also inspired many other authors. William Makepeace Thackeray called it "the masterwork of great genius.". I knew all these praises before I started reading. And regardless, I was certain I will hate it. Why? What I really liked about. Verdict: it is a ...
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