I’m reading To the Lighthouse as part of Wallace’s readalong, and today is our first check-in post. Since I’m reading it on my nook, I’m a little unsure of the page numbers, but I’m roughly 1/4 of the way through. … Continue reading
My final thoughts on Ulysses, in the style (sort of) of Episode 18, which should give you some idea of what reading this book was like… Yes I say YES I have finished Ulysses and I say yes Joyce is … Continue reading
It’s time for our third Ulysses update, and before I get to my thoughts, let’s start with a brief summary of episodes 10-15. Chapter 10 (Wandering Rocks): This episode gives us a brief glimpse of many different characters as they … Continue reading
Here we are at the end of week 3 of the Jousting with Joyce readalong. If you’re following the reading schedule, you’ll have just finished Episode 9. I haven’t. Finished Episode 9, that is. But I’ve started it! So I’m … Continue reading
For the first and most likely only time, you can listen to me. I know, you’re so excited. But you’re going to have to wait for a few paragraphs. It’s turning into a musical weekend, here at chez softdrink. Last … Continue reading
We’re three chapters into our readalong of Ulysses, and I’ve come to following conclusion: Joyce was a genius. Or whacked. I can’t really decide. Let me explain. Ulysses is full of allusions. The whole thing is modeled after Homer’s Odyssey, … Continue reading
Today is the start of our Ulysses readalong (it’s never to late to join in!), so I thought I’d post some info on Joyce and his novel: Ulysses takes place entirely on one day, June 16, 1904, which is the … Continue reading
This is the official announcement of our Ulysses readalong…Jousting with Joyce. James Joyce’s Ulysses has a reputation of being difficult (hence the joust), confusing, smutty, and the epitome of the Modern Novel (Modernism?!? oh god…shoot me now). We will begin … Continue reading
I was just reading Trish’s post about her Foodie Challenge and when I saw her comment that “we haz no button yet” it reminded me that I need to make a button for our Ulysses readalong, which is officially set … Continue reading
Jillian, over at A Room of One’s Own, is hosting a War and Peace readalong. And yes, I’m joining the fun (New Year’s resolution: be optimistic about those wordy Russians). I know, after the horror of The Brothers Karamazov (and … Continue reading
In a real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read. It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish. ~S.I. Hayakawa
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
~St. Augustine
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.
~Mark Twain
