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Source of book: I own this
Harold Bloom was best known as a literary critic with a lot to say about Shakespeare. His style was a bit bombastic, and his conclusions sometimes disputable, but there is no doubt that he had real insight, and his ideas were always thought provoking.
Source of book: borrowed from the library
Gary Shteyngart is a somewhat unique author. His books vary wildly in setting, but all seem to have the same kind of protagonist: a man who is fundamentally problematic in some way, but who the author manages to humanize and make oddly sympathetic.
Source of book: Borrowed from the library
This book was our selection for this month for the Literary Lush Book Club. Unfortunately, our meeting got scheduled on Memorial Day w...
War, huh, Good God, y'all
What is it good for? Absolutely nothin'
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War, huh, Woah, woah, lord, lord
What is it good for? Absolutely nothin'
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I have been wanting to write this post for years, but other posts kept taking priority. As any reader of this blog will know, I love words. I love language. I love meaning. And I have always been fascinated by the history of words and how meaning evolves over time and place.