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The chilly, enduring odor of bear. Reading…and writing about reading. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Newer posts →. 8220;Stay” by Kathleen McGookey. February 13, 2016. From the loss of children not yet born, to the loss of parents long lived, McGookey struggles to retain what is lost and to accept what is left. She is continually struck by the grief and horror an individual can experience that does. January 24, 2016. January 24, 2016. If you are skeptical about the concept, you will ...
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The chilly, enduring odor of bear. Reading…and writing about reading. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Derek Emerson is a freelance writer, college administrator, teacher of first-year college English, father of four, husband of one, and reviewer of whatever strikes him, but mainly books. The Gift of Asher Lev by Chaim Potok. November 5, 2016. While I’ve read. My Name is Asher Lev. Several times (since I teach it in a course), I’ve held off. The Gift of Asher Lev. My Name is Asher Lev,.
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derekemerson | Classic Novels, Plays, and Poetry
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Classic Novels, Plays, and Poetry. Inspiried by the Classics Club Reading Challenge. House Made of Dawn. Asymp; Leave a comment. House made of dawn. N Scott Momaday’s first novel, “House Made of Dawn,” is noted by some critics as sparking a renaissance in Native American literature. Published in 1969, the novel won the Pulitzer Prize, rave reviews, and a place in the canon of contemporary literature. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). I’ve read...
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The List | Classic Novels, Plays, and Poetry
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Classic Novels, Plays, and Poetry. Inspiried by the Classics Club Reading Challenge. Crossed off ones are read and have a blog entry]. Austen, Jane: Complete Juvenilia. Austen, Jane: Sanditon. Austen, Jane: Selected Letters. Austen, Jane: Lady Susan. Austen, Jane: Pride and Prejudice. Austen, Jane: Sense and Sensibility. Austen, Jane: Emma. Austen, Jane: Northanger Abbey. Austen, Jane: Persuasion. Austen, Jane: Mansfield Park. Borges, Jorge Luis: Ficciones. Bradbury, Ray: Fahrenheit 451. Maugham, W. ...
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Solaris | Classic Novels, Plays, and Poetry
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Classic Novels, Plays, and Poetry. Inspiried by the Classics Club Reading Challenge. Asymp; 1 Comment. It is not often I stray into the world of science fiction, but my oldest son challenged me with a classic text as a Christmas present. It was a pleasant stray. Stanislaw Lem was a Polish writer, and Solaris, published in 1961, is considered by many (and I’m in no position to argue) a classic of science fiction. But where do these creatures come from? Are they gifts from the ocean? Most interesting (but ...
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House Made of Dawn | Classic Novels, Plays, and Poetry
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Classic Novels, Plays, and Poetry. Inspiried by the Classics Club Reading Challenge. House Made of Dawn. Asymp; Leave a comment. House made of dawn. N Scott Momaday’s first novel, “House Made of Dawn,” is noted by some critics as sparking a renaissance in Native American literature. Published in 1969, the novel won the Pulitzer Prize, rave reviews, and a place in the canon of contemporary literature. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). You are comment...
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The Avenue Bearing the Initial of Christ Into the New World, Poems 1953-1964 | Classic Novels, Plays, and Poetry
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Classic Novels, Plays, and Poetry. Inspiried by the Classics Club Reading Challenge. The Avenue Bearing the Initial of Christ Into the New World, Poems 1953-1964. Asymp; Leave a comment. The avenue bearing the initial of christ into the new world. I’ve read and reread Galway Kinnell’s poetry over the years, and although I bring no scholar’s claim to his work, I can attest to the power of his words. Kinnell’s words show an honest, earthy, man who is open to the world around him. Often as opposed to. So ma...
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A Christmas Carol | Classic Novels, Plays, and Poetry
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Classic Novels, Plays, and Poetry. Inspiried by the Classics Club Reading Challenge. Asymp; Leave a comment. It is not a continually cheerful story — it is a ghost story; yet the greatest horrors come in Dickens’ paintings of the people suffering from want of food, shelter, or love. Scrooge is not excused from what he has created, and thus his conversion will either be dramatic or fail to occur. Of course, he is converted. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Larr; Previous post. The Avenue B...
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