I had a friend who did a presentation on this book his Sophomore year. Not only did he disturb the entire class, but he also horrified the teacher. He thought their reactions were funny because, to him, it was the reaction of the typical person to something disgusting when they can’t look further.
There’s no doubt [...]
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Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange
Posted in books, tagged A Clockwork Orange, Alex, Burgess, psychology, sociopaths, violence on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Vladimir Nabakov’s Lolita
Posted in books, tagged Dolores Haze, Humbert Humbert, Lolita, pedophilia, Russian Lit. on August 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“It’s no use, he sees her, he starts to shake and cough. Just like the old man in that book by Nabakov.” Ah, yes The Police. You can always count on Sting to make things awesome with an allusion to one of the most taboo books in history.
What’s amazing about Lolita is the sheer hatred [...]
Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club
Posted in books, tagged anarchy, chaos, destruction, Fight Club, males, man, Palahniuk, psychology, Tyler Durden on August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“The first rule about fight club is you don’t talk about fight club. The second rule about fight club is YOU DON’T TALK ABOUT FIGHT CLUB!” Yeah, we know. Most people have seen the movie, but not everyone knows there is a book. Thankfully, there is, and I get to write about it!!!
A friend of [...]
D.H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterly’s Lover
Posted in books, tagged Clifford, Connie, Lady Chatterly's Lover, Lawrence, Mellors, romance, The Industrial Revolution on August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Considered pornography, this book was unavailable in its full text until 1960. I was helping my grandparents sort out their bookshelves when I stumbled across it. I asked my grandmother if it was any good, or was it famous simply because it was scandalous, and she replied, “Oh, Lawrence is very good. You should read [...]
Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment
Posted in books, tagged crime, Crime and Punishment, Dostoyevsky, murder, psychology, Russia, theft on August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Another book I read for AP Lit. One of our “Big Books.”
One of the things that amazes me most about this book is the fact that Raskolnikov proves himself right by failing. He presents a theory that only a great man can commit a crime without feeling guilt because he is worthy of it and [...]
Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights
Posted in books, tagged Bronte, Cathy, classic, Heathcliff, literature, Wuthering Heights on August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Proof that, though they are similar, you can not generalize the Bronte sisters’ work: my mother positively detested Jane Eyre, but couldn’t put Wuthering Heights down. I brought it with me on my trip to Paris, because I’d been meaning to read it, and in the sleepless, jet-lagged nights, I did. It left quite an [...]
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
Posted in books, tagged 1920's, Fitzgerald, literature, social commentary, The Great Gatsby on August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My friend once recommended this book to me, saying it was one of his favorites. When it popped up on my outside reading list for AP Lit. I decided to give it a go. So, I headed over to Barnes and Nobles and read half of it while sitting there sipping a chai latte, and [...]
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