Monthly Archives: January 2010
Dear Augie March:
You…silly boy. You thought you got me, didn’t you? You thought I wasn’t going to finish the first book on my list. You thought you could make a failure of me. Well, guess what? You thought wrong. I will not … Continue reading
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Literary Tattoos
Last month I came across a fantastic website dedicated to literary tattoos. The website defines literary tattoos as “tattoos based on books, poems, lyrics, and many other literary sources.” The name of the website is Contrariwise.org, and I am happy … Continue reading
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Procrastination
As everyone knows, I’ve been having trouble with this Augie March book. I’ve decided to take a break from reading to post a list of the main things that make me take a break from reading in hopes that I’ll be … Continue reading
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Up to Page 80
I’m sorry to report this book has not gotten any easier to stay focused on. I hate to admit this, it makes me feel like an unsophisticated failure, but, I dislike this book. A lot. I’m finding it painful to … Continue reading
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Beginning Augie
The Adventures of Augie March is not what I expected. Saul Bellow and J.D. Salinger do not seem to have much in common…so far. Salinger is, of course, a fairly easy read; Bellow, however, is not. Nothing really seems to … Continue reading
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Book Covers
I cannot stand when a picture of the movie adaptation of a novel is featured on the cover of the book instead of the original artwork. It looks cheap, unattractive, and unoriginal. I DO judge a book by its cover in this … Continue reading
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Bildungsroman
I’ve decided to tackle the list in alphabetical order, so my first novel will be The Adventures of Augie March. I’m pretty excited for this book, because I think it’s a coming of age story (or a bildungsroman if you’d like). … Continue reading
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