Inglourious Basterds |
Wow. What a POS. Perhaps I should lower my expectations when it comes to Tarantino and then I won't be so disappointed. But really, it's one thing to use WWII as a backdrop to tell an interesting stor...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:33:00 GMT |
Black Boy |
Richard Wright's Black Boy reflects upon Wright's own experiences as a southern negro. Wright's yearnings to live and experience life as a human being remain impossible. Surrounded by illiterate famil...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:33:00 GMT |
Roots |
Alex Haley's Roots is by far the most moving experience I've ever had as a reader. My words cannot do it justice.
Posted by on Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:49:00 GMT |
Po' Douchebags |
My views on money prevent me from dating anyone who respects themselves enough to strive for more than what they have. The last two people I've dated seriously consider themselves God's gift to women,...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:38:00 GMT |
Keep the Aspidistra Flying |
George Orwell's Keep the Aspidistra Flying reflects
the struggle of Gordon Comstock to become a published, successful poet.
Determined to make a living through his rhythmic use of words, Comstock re...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:39:00 GMT |
The Fountainhead |
Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead reflects the philosophical struggle within many of us to change the inertia of the world as we know it. Architect Howard Roark refuses to sacrifice his principles in the na...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:38:00 GMT |
Go Tell it on the Mountain |
James Baldwin's Go Tell it on the Mountain reflects the Black man's struggle to survive as he simultaneously maintains a relationship with the White man's Christian God. All yearn to be good and just,...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:26:00 GMT |
A Brave New World |
Wow. When reading this novel, there were times I thought I hated it, while other passages blew my mind. I plan to read it again in addition to Huxley's other novels. If you're at all interested in sci...
Posted by on Sat, 30 May 2009 16:13:00 GMT |
A Clergyman's Daughter |
George Orwell ponders God in this novel. The protagonist,
Dorothy Hare, loses her faith. She returns to mundane activities as a rector's
daughter, but cannot conduct church ritual with the same ferv...
Posted by on Wed, 27 May 2009 21:34:00 GMT |
I is Fired |
I hope this letter finds you and your family doing well. I'm
currently feeling better than I was a month ago. The smoke seems to have
cleared as I continue on my current path.
I appreciate ...
Posted by on Thu, 07 May 2009 16:07:00 GMT |
