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The Legends of Western Cinema Week Tag
So… I saw this event starting up and couldn’t resist at least filling out the tag. 🤠 I have a fondness for Westerns, ever since watching Gary Cooper in Along Came Jones (yeah, the comedy) and having my expectations turned upside down. The rest, as they say, is history! Read more >>
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Profound Ordinariness: Natsume Sōseki’s The Gate, Concluded (no spoilers)
Previously, I wrote about the first half of The Gate (1910), where I was introduced to Sōsuke and his wife Oyone. These two protagonists live a mundane, secluded life, where making ends meet is often the subject of conversation. Sōsuke’s brother Koroku introduces a mild conflict as he attempts to find ways to continue his… Read more >>
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Summer Reading Plans
Summer is well under way, but FWIW, I thought I’d share some upcoming books I plan to tackle. Read more >>
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Steppenwolf, Concluding Rant
See Review Part 1, spoiler free The second half of Steppenwolf takes quite a drastic turn. Leaving the funeral behind, our narrator Harry Haller—at the lowest of low spirits—wanders the streets and ends up at a bar, where he meets an attractive, spirited young woman. Through Hermine, he is reminded he is living in the… Read more >>
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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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