(Original Review, 1981-03-25)Speaking of the femme fatale or fatale woman, she is hardly an invention of noir however automatically we identify the two. So much has focused on who and what Sam is, and what he is like, that Brigid's literary identity as opposed to her character and role in the plot g...
This trilogy of novels about World War II, largely based on his own experiences as an army officer, is the crowning achievement of Evelyn Waugh’s career. Its central character is Guy Crouchback, head of an ancient but decayed Catholic family bookshelves: spring-2010, published-1955, wwii, war, fr...
The Good Soldier is so heartbreakingly beautiful. I wonder if I have ever felt so conflicted when a book came to an end, on the one hand I didn't want the experience to end - I unearthed gems on every page, gems of solemnity, disappointment, angst, and insight; on the other, each page filled me with...
Worth a read, especially if you can get it second-hand for $1. Looks like there is at least a third edition now, which I imagine will fill in a lot more detail and development. It is very brief, and therefore a quick read though technical in parts. I thought Chomsky a significant enough person to re...
I've been wanting to read this one ever since I saw the Masterpiece Theatre production of it. However, it's one huge doorstop of a book...
Often, my book club selections require splitting the reading into manageable chunks. This means that it may take me weeks, if not months, to finish our selected book. Part of this is strategic on the part of the book club because we hope to encourage participation in the discussion when each perso...
Stars Hugh Dickson and Hugh Burden. Categories:Drama, Classic & PeriodThis BBC production takes the title from the third book in the trilogy.I find it hard to see how the average score is something like 4.3 stars as although it's indicative of the times it is far from brilliance at play. Take the th...
This collection includes criticism about Shakespeare starting his Shakespeare's contemporaries. It includes the opinions of Ben Jonson, John Dryden, Alexander Pope, Voltaire, Samuel Johnson, Keats, Emerson, and Auden among others. The book, however, seems to be geared towards those who like readin...
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