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The Brothers Karamazov – 2: An Inappropriate Gathering
Click here for other installments in this review series… Oh, yes, I am still reading this book. It’s a quick read; I simply haven’t been reading very frequently. Case in point: book II is almost entirely the dialogue that takes place when the Karamazov family comes together at (of all places) the monastery. Dialogue is… Continue reading
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The Brothers Karamazov – 1: A Nice Little Family
Click here for other installments in this review series… (A number of bloggers I follow write their thoughts on lengthy books as they go along. In fact, I believe one of them did this for The Brothers Karamazov in the last year or so. Credit to them for the good idea!) For years, I’ve wanted… Continue reading
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Meditations with Marcus Aurelius
Such as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of thy mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts. One of my methods of minimizing bias in my readings and reviews is to avoid introductions. For Meditations (tr. by George Long), I made an exception since the biographical note was at… Continue reading
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Twice-Told Tales
It is puzzling to me why Twice-Told Tales is passed over for The Scarlet Letter as required/recommended reading in U.S. schools. I cannot yet compare the contents of the two, having avoided Scarlet Letter this far, but in the context of his other writings such as Blithedale or Seven Gables, Twice-Told Tales strikes me as… 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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