“The horror. The horror.”
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classics, Conrad, fiction, Heart of Darkness, literature, modernism, novels
Conrad’s singular phrase from the turn-of-the-century novella, Heart of Darkness, says it all. So many have borrowed from it, the best known work being Apocalypse Now, which is set in Vietnam instead of the Congo. Most people find the book a challenging read, but with…
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leave a comment The Liar’s Diary
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bloggers, books, fiction, novels, Patry Francis, wirters
The Liar’s Diary by Patry Francis is released today in paperback. With a title like that, you can expect it to be a compelling read. Here’s the description: When new music teacher Ali Mather enters Jeanne Cross’s quiet suburban life, she brings a jolt of…
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bookworms carnvial is up
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blogs, books, carnivals, novels
The first edition of the Bookworms Carnival is up at http://deweymonster.com/?page_id=202
This month’s theme is novels; the carnival features a wide variety of genres. Posts from bloggers all over a world are included; come find some new books and maybe some new blog friends!
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1 commentA Room With A View and A Trip to Florence
There’s nothing as perfect as reading a novel set in an “exotic” setting while one is traveling there. Thus thought the geniuses at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, who set a slim volume of Forster’s tasty Florentine morsel, A Room With A View next to…
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Coming to Birth by Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye
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Africa, feminism, Kenya, novels, review
While at the SLS/Kwani? conference in Kenya, I was in a workshop led by M.G. Vassanji, and one day when we had some extra time, he walked with a group of us to the city center in Nairobi. Our first stop was Prestige Book-sellers on…
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