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
Today concludes The Odyssey read-along that I’ve been involved with for the last month (I’ve already chatted about Books 1-6, 7-12, and 13-18). It was a lot of fun, although I must warn you that today’s post contains excessive use … Continue reading
Big O finally makes it home, and the action calms down a bit. In fact, the last half of The Odyssey is considerably slower than the first. It’s also more frustrating, since Big O goes on and on and on … Continue reading
Last week I was behind. This week I’m ahead. Because once I got reading, it was hard to stop! But this week’s assignment was to read Books 7-12, so I’ll be a good read-alonger and limit myself to discussing only … Continue reading
So. I’m reading The Odyssey. I’m not really sure why, but I do know that the Trish(a)s are behind it, somehow. At least this time we’re reading something good. After the fiasco that was The Brothers Karamazov, I, too, am … Continue reading
Can you believe it’s the end of October?? I can’t. But the end of the month means that our second annual Dueling Monsters is drawing to a close. This year we pitted The Picture of Dorian Gray against Dr. Jekyll … 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
