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The Last Gift – A Few Thoughts
In choosing books to read from around the world, one encounters several difficulties. The first being—what exactly is a country? And also—to which country does an author really belong? If one makes it past these conditions, there’s the last challenge, which is whether a book deeply fraught with political violence is the best representation of… Continue reading
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“Happier” – PSY
I little thought my favorite song of the year would be a song by PSY (yes… the Gangnam-Style guy). But the joke’s on me—this is a masterpiece. Love the song, rap, animation style, and story it tells. I recommend watching with subtitles. Continue reading
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Classics with a Unit of Time in the Title – Top Ten Tuesday
It’s been a minute since I did a TTT (no pun intended), and this prompt looked fun. Here goes! The Remains of the Day – Ishiguro The Present Age – Kierkegaard Around the World in Eighty Days – Verne Two Year’s Holiday – Verne Five Weeks in a Balloon – Verne (he’s saving the day… Continue reading
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Can an Artist Be Free? – Friday Thoughts
So I was watching Rush Hour (1998) for the first time yesterday… I hadn’t watched a movie solo in a while, and my slow-paced quest is to watch all the martial arts classics. Anyways, it was interesting. A biracial cop/action comedy, Rush Hour is goofy, terribly dated (the black/Asian stereotypes were hilariously awful), and story-wise,… Continue reading
About Me
Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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Recent Posts
- Emo Classics – Bronte, Woolf, and Kierkegaard
- What I’m Reading – It’s Almost March Edition
- What I’m Reading – Morning Coffee Edition
- Oddly Specific Things I Love in Books (and a Few Movies)
- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall – A Long Overdue Review
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