F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Reading Reverie
It is starting to feel like spring where I live. Just barely. Mornings are still cold (and dark, thanks to daylight savings), and I’m still wearing sweaters. But the sun comes out in the afternoon, and I think the snow is over for the season (!). The crocuses photo is from Pixabay—I have not seen… Continue reading
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Read part 1 of my thoughts here. This weekend I managed to finish my second book by James Joyce. A Portrait is his semi-autobiographical work following a young man’s experiences with Catholicism, sexuality, aesthetics, and national identity, in the midst of his family’s financial decline. The novel begins with a child’s surreal perspective, develops into… Continue reading
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The Great Gatsby movie comparison – 1974 vs 2013
Today we finished viewing the 1974 adaptation of The Great Gatsby. This production was directed by Jack Clayton and based on a screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola (of The Godfather). I say “finished”… yes, this was our second sitting. At 146 minutes, this is a loooooong movie for such a short novel. And we felt… Continue reading
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The Great Gatsby – Musings and Memories
Curled up in my oversized chair, I plied the pages of The Great Gatsby… at times smiling over some witticism, at other times choking back tears. The tragedy of false hopes, shapeless dreams, and empty materialism was getting to me. Was this novel really that “great” (pardon the pun), or was I just getting older… 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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