Classics Considered

August 11, 2023

A Study in Scarlet – Sherlock Holmes #1

For a significant part of my tweens and teens, I was obsessed with Sherlock Holmes. It’s fair to say he is still one of my very favorite characters. Over the past 18-something years since we first met, I’ve always intended to return to the series and never followed through completely. But now, enough time has Read more >>

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July 29, 2023

An All-American August

I’m inordinately pleased that my reading for the coming month features American novels. This was not planned! Light in August by William Faulkner. I have already started this one and am enjoying it immensely. So far, this is a very different reading experience than The Sound and the Fury. I couldn’t be more pleasantly surprised Read more >>

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What I’m Reading
July 15, 2023

Greek Tragedy & Huxley’s Pacifism – Two Short Reviews

I’ve been reading as slow as a tortoise, but I did manage to finish The Oresteia and Huxley’s Ends and Means. The Oresteia As a friend pointed out to me, it’s important to recognize that these plays were religious plays, first and foremost. For me, their strong religious and cultural underpinnings resulted in a divide Read more >>

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June 25, 2023

Summer Reading Forecast

It’s really unlikely I’ll get to all of these, but here’s my hopes and dreams: To Be Completed The Oresteia – Aeschylus. Yesterday I finally started the last play, The Eumenides. Am I supposed to dislike the Furies? They seem pretty boss. Ends and Means – Huxley. By the end of this, I’ll be either Read more >>

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