Tag: literature

Matches struck unexpectedly in the dark…..

First of all – this post about Umberto Eco’s children’s book from the 1960s is worth a gander if you like beautifully drawn children’s literature (with a good moral message) but more importantly, the site for the post – Brain Pickings – has such… Continue Reading “Matches struck unexpectedly in the dark…..”

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Let the poppy seed itself….

What power could now prevent the fertility, the insensibility of nature? Mrs. McNab’s dream of a lady, of a child, of a plate of milk soup? It had wavered over the walls like a spot of sunlight and vanished. She had locked the door;… Continue Reading “Let the poppy seed itself….”

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The monster in us.

The last time I read Frankenstein was in high school and I don’t quite remember it being as wonderful as it is. In fact, I think I must have skimmed most of the book in an attempt to get through it as the narrative… Continue Reading “The monster in us.”

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Visions of future schools

He said that all the new universities would consist of only one small room. It would work this way. At the beginning of each semester the entire student body—which would have to number at least five hundred thousand in order to give the computers… Continue Reading “Visions of future schools”

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Bookish: More two-sentence reviews.

It really has been ages since I’ve done a book review on here so I’m back with more two sentence reviews for my fall reads. Thank goodness for WeBook which helps me at least keep track of what I’ve read or I’d have completely… Continue Reading “Bookish: More two-sentence reviews.”

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