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Category Archives: LITERATURE
LITERATURE: Beloved – Ways of Reading
Tending towards following story and ever-mindful of writing style and use of language, I’ve learned as well to find metaphorical meanings and symbolism withing fiction. Last night at our writers group meeting I’d asked a member what he was planning … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Beloved – Writing
This is perhaps the easiest reading of the novels I’ve been through lately, and I believe that’s due to Toni Morrison’s writing style that I can totally appreciate as both reader and writer. It went on that way and might … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Beloved – Ghosts in Realism
Sethe’s little girl, Beloved, had been sent ahead with her two boys to safety at Baby Sugg’s before she herself escapes the slavery of Sweet Home. She is pregnant and safely delivers another little girl, Denver, before she reaches refuge, … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: Beloved – Language
Morrison’s narrative story, her use of language is both stark and colorful. It seemed as though the reading flowed on language, causing me to stop and marvel, but driving me onward with story. Something like this: How Sethe was walking … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Beloved – Character & Story
Realized that I’ve reached page fifty and haven’t written anything about this Toni Morrison novel yet. It is because I was into the story, the writing, the people so deeply that I didn’t want to stop without finding out more. … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: Mrs. Dalloway – Finale
I don’t think this will be one of my favorite ever novels, but I admire the work of Woolf and the intricacy with which she’s woven her story. Overall, I come away with a sadness, hope yet hopelessness, change yet … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Mrs. Dalloway – Character Study
There is a challenging aspect to the multiple pov in this book, especially since it gets right inside the characters’ heads. Who do you believe? I think however that we’re getting a composite image that includes the characters’ own self-image, … Continue reading Continue reading
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REALITY? & LITERATURE: Update
Jumpy as a cricket today, can’t get much done on any front. Going to probate court tomorrow without a clue as to why. Two years this has been draggin’, lost a sister and lost a lotta money in the meantime. … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE:Mrs. Dalloway – Language
Yes, I realize that this is a classic. And I do enjoy the use of language to its fullest potential. But honestly, Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway is beginning to wear a bit thin. I think perhaps that once the dazzle of … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Mrs. Dalloway – Symbolism
Working within the consciousness of her characters, Virginia Woolf has–I think–brought in some interesting metaphorical items. This scene, when an old flame, Peter Walsh surprises Mrs. Dalloway at her home while she is mending a dress to wear for her … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Mrs. Dalloway – A Thinking Free-for-all
Just spent a few minutes in Regal Park inside Mrs. Dalloway’s head, as well as the heads of everyone else who happened to be there. An amazing concept. Remember the movie with Mel Gibson (What Women Want?) where he gets … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: Reading Progress
It could be the weight of each that come together now and overwhelm. Or the heat and three-day headache, or the two years of stress that just doesn’t want to go away. But the result is that I’m making little … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: Love in the Time of Cholera – Final Finale
I’ve upset Mark in my finale review of this novel, and realize that I didn’t truly give adequate time to the novel in my post. Perhaps I should have made it clearer; sex was not the be-all, end-all of their … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: Mrs. Dalloway – Whoa!
Okay, so it’s hot and I’ve taken up residence in the only air conditioned room in the house–the bedroom–and deciding to run out only for lack of a chamber pot, am reading and writing. But hey, what’s with Virginia Woolf’s … Continue reading Continue reading
The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology