Category Archives: LITERATURE

LITERATURE: Cheever’s The Swimmer

Posted on December 1, 2003 by susan

It looks like schools across America have The Swimmer as Assigned Reading this week; much as Atwood’s Happy Endings was the hot topic back in October. I’ve had more hits from Google, Yahoo and the like on this subject over … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: John Cheever’s The Swimmer (continued)

Posted on November 27, 2003 by susan

…A storm comes up, and there are many ways that this could be interpreted. In my view, as Neddy wonders why he loves storms, how it sweeps into a home and up the stairs, and how it always means good … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: John Cheever’s “The Swimmer”

Posted on November 27, 2003 by susan

The sad saga of protagonist Neddy Merrill in The Swimmer is one that should be made required reading in every marketing major’s course studies before sending one out into the corporate world sport of cross-county swimming. I see here parallel … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: On the Internet

Posted on November 25, 2003 by Susan

I do believe I could spend all my waking hours sitting at this computer, for I have just located a website page Short Story Classics that contains so many more tales to read, and draws me away from the natural … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Didascalicon

Posted on November 24, 2003 by susan

I can’t believe I did this. I just ran out to the barn (my shop) to get Didascalicon because that’s where I left it this evening when I closed. This was the book I peeked into briefly earlier, and the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Amazon Delivers!

Posted on November 24, 2003 by Susan

Good grief, what must those shipping clerks have thought when packing Zane Grey’s Kid Rodele face to face with Didascalicon and Bachelard? But then it’s close to Christmas, and I’m sure they’ve seen gift orders that varied more because they’re … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Writers as Readers

Posted on November 22, 2003 by Susan

I will admit here, if you have not noticed by now, that in most areas of my life I tend to jump in, scream and curse loudly, jump out, walk back in, and settle in real nice and cozy-like as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Blood Meridian

Posted on November 21, 2003 by susan

Yes, I finally brought myself to finish it the other day. Herein lies the mystery and meaning, and even after several readings I must go back and read again to fully comprehend it. The key lies in those last dozen … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Again, Blood Meridian

Posted on November 20, 2003 by susan

Can’t believe I’m doing this, and just realized that I was. I’ve been down to the last few pages of this book since last night—an easy 20 minute read—and even into this morning, I’m reading no more than a page … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Focus on Blood Meridian

Posted on November 19, 2003 by susan

While The Great Lettuce Head focuses on space, I spent 335 pages focused on detail. This is my first reading of Blood Meridian, my first reading of Cormac McCarthy’s work. Maybe for me, my next reading will produce a different … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: McCarthy

Posted on November 19, 2003 by susan

This weblog is turning into a Cormac McCarthy shrine, and with four more of his works coming…! Had to pull this one out of Blood Meridian for you: “He was holding his wound and with his other hand he ravaged … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Endings

Posted on November 19, 2003 by susan

Oh…I’ve come to the sad part of a great book, within an eighth of an inch of the ending. I tend to measure everything visually; my husband laughs at my explanation of a low-flying jet plane into Bradley Airport as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Blood Meridian

Posted on November 18, 2003 by susan

It’s impossible to not have a reaction to Blood Meridian. Like it, hate it, understand it, become frustrated, baffled or grossed out, see it as the epitome of writing skill, feel it is overdone, too violent, too honest, dishonest, too … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Incoming!

Posted on November 18, 2003 by Susan

Ohboyohboyoboy! Just received notification from Amazon that my order has been shipped. We won’t go into the philosophical aspect of the physical act of purchase since that’s being debated on The Great Lettuce Head, but here’s what I’m getting in: … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Books

Posted on November 17, 2003 by Susan

Read quite an interesting item on the thinking with my fingers blog this morning regarding a place called bookcrossing.com that encourages passing used books along for someone else to pleasure themselves without feeling the pangs akin to your youngest’s first … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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