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Howards End (2020) – Mini-Rant About Character Arcs and the Meaning of Self
My family and I just finished watching Howards End (2020), a 4-part TV series based on the novel by E. M. Forster. I haven’t read the book – I disliked A Passage to India and A Room with a View – so I don’t know if it’s a good adaptation. From what I could tell,… Continue reading
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Thoughts on Christian Suffering – Conclusion
This is a personal post to share something important to me. It is not intended as a sermon / instructional essay. I just pray it brings help to anyone going through a similar journey. Back in 2018, I reviewed Open Heart by Elie Wiesel and, in the same post, expressed my frustration to understand the… Continue reading
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“O brave new world, that has such people in ’t!”
As promised…Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World is all kinds of cray-cray. Basically it starts out with an average guy named Bernard who is unhappy in the hedonistic, manufactured, drugged-up society he lives in. Unlike Orwell’s 1984, conformity in this world means a continual stream of carnal self-indulgence, and if you don’t fall in line, you… Continue reading
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Treasure Island Books (tag!)
Saw this over on Ruth’s blog (originally from ClassicsReader.com) and couldn’t resist! You are stuck on a ‘Treasure Island’ for 1 year, which you landed on due to a complication during a parasailing event. You walk through the island and find a treasure trove. Contained in the treasure are the books you will spend the… Continue reading
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Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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