January 2011
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“Like so many Americans, she was trying to construct a life that made sense from...”
– Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut
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“The one thing I regret is that I will never have time to read all the books I...”
– Francoise Sagan (via kari-shma)
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Book Review: Story of the Eye
Story of The Eye- Georges Bataille To start off, this book is filthy, and not in a fun way. I first read about Georges Bataille in my Rough Guide to Cult Fiction, and then again in 1001 Books to Read Before You Die. I figured that there must be something in Story of the Eye that is worth the read, so I checked it out from my school library. I thought it was very funny that my school had...
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“He loved her because it was his nature to do so, but there were times when he...”
– Everything That Rises Must Converge, Flannery O’Connor
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Book Review: Before the Fact
Before the Fact by Francis Iles
This is required reading for my film class, as it later inspired the Hitchcock film Suspicion, which is a great film. I started off really liking this book, as in my opinion Frances Iles is a much better writer than Raymond Chandler, the last mystery writer I read. The plot is an interesting one: a woman begins to suspect that her gambling-addicted husband is...
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Emma Watson starring in "The Perks of Being a... →
I’m interested in how this will turn out!
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“A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one; it come as sincerely...”
– Aldous Huxley (via boundbybooks)
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“The feelings that hurt most, the emotions that sting most, are those that are...”
– Fernando Pessoa | Bernardo Soares, The Book of Disquiet (via itookadeepbreath)
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“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.”
– The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath
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“A pain stabbed my heart, as it did every time I saw a girl I loved who was going...”
– On the Road, Jack Kerouac
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Book Review: Cities of the Plain
Cormac McCarthy is one of the most depressing authors I have ever read, but he’s also one of my favorites, simply because he writes some of the most beautiful imagery out there. The first two books in the trilogy, All the Pretty Horses and The Crossing, are two of my favorite books, so I was very excited to read this. Cormac McCarthy is a poet that has simply never bothered to write poetry....
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Not Waving but Drowning- Stevie Smith
Nobody heard him, the dead man, But still he lay moaning: I was much further out than you thought And not waving but drowning. Poor chap, he always loved larking And now he’s dead It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way, They said. Oh, no no no, it was too cold always (Still the dead one lay moaning) I was much too far out all my life And not waving but drowning. ...
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Book Review: The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep- Raymond Chandler
In all honest I was disappointed by this book. I was excited to pick it up, but it left me underwhelmed. The basic plot is that Philip Marlowe is hired to investigate the blackmailing of a wealthy family. The rest is standard— a lot of violence, guns, drinking, and cold, beautiful women. I think I expected too much from it. For the 1930s, the book must...
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“…you know that a good, long session of weeping can often make you feel...”
– The Bad Beginning, Lemony Snicket
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“Arriving at each new city, the traveler finds again a past of his that he did...”
– Invisible Cities, Italo Calvino
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“That’s what careless words do. They make people love you a little less.”
– The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy
joanbeesly asked: Hi there! I'm Anika and I run Bookstore Couture, which is how I stumbled across your blog. I was reading your review of Pride and Prejudice and I'm glad you enjoyed it! I wanted to recommend the BBC Miniseries version with Colin Firth if you're going to watch an adaptation of it. I'd say it's definitely at the top of the list, although I did enjoy the Keira Knightley one...
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Book Review: Pride and Prejudice
I cannot lie: I think this book is really cute. It’s like me and romantic comedies: I imagine them to be stupid and shallow but I end up being taken in by them and their predictable plot developments. But I guess Pride and Prejudice is not your average romantic comedy, although it may very well be the origin of the modern romantic comedy. Chances are you’ve heard of Mr. Darcy if you have ever...
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“We are plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty disturbing...”
– The Hobbit - J.R.R Tolkien (via justsashaelle)
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I’m getting the urge to buy new books. Someone stop me!
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In The Desert - Stephen Crane
In the desert I saw a creature, naked, bestial, Who, squatting upon the ground, Held his heart in his hands, And ate of it. I said, “Is it good, friend?” “It is bitter – bitter”, he answered, “But I like it Because it is bitter, And because it is my heart.”
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“A multitude of small delights constitutes happiness.”
– Charles Baudelaire (via yearslater)
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“Scars have the strange power to remind us that our past is real.”
– All the Pretty Horses, Cormac McCarthy
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