A rather moody enigma with a plethora of fascinating interests.
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In The Letters of Sylvia Plath Volume 1, 1940-1956, we discover the art of Plath's …
Just borrowed from the library and this is a 1,300 page monster of a tome. I'm looking forward to it immensely though.
Just borrowed from the library and this is a 1,300 page monster of a tome. I'm looking forward to it immensely though.
A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris …
The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waugh's novels, Brideshead Revisited looks back to the golden age before the Second …
Get Shorty is a 1990 novel by American novelist Elmore Leonard. In 1995, the novel was adapted into an eponymous …
"Published in their entirety for the first time, Sylvia Plath's journals provide a portrait of …
An utterly excellent look behind the scenes of one of the 20th century's most intriguing poets. True, it is not for everyone as these are indeed, her journals. Never intended for publication, they are a hodgepodge of topics, styles, and times that are maddeningly inconsistent. That said there is no finer way to catch a glimpse of the woman behind the poetry.
The single most frustrating aspect of the Journals is what is glaringly missing. Her final two journals were destroyed after her death and it is these that cover the time when she was crafting the poems that made up the collection contained in 'Ariel'. How wonderful it would have been to see how she created and polished those! Alas, we will never know.
An utterly excellent look behind the scenes of one of the 20th century's most intriguing poets. True, it is not for everyone as these are indeed, her journals. Never intended for publication, they are a hodgepodge of topics, styles, and times that are maddeningly inconsistent. That said there is no finer way to catch a glimpse of the woman behind the poetry.
The single most frustrating aspect of the Journals is what is glaringly missing. Her final two journals were destroyed after her death and it is these that cover the time when she was crafting the poems that made up the collection contained in 'Ariel'. How wonderful it would have been to see how she created and polished those! Alas, we will never know.
"Published in their entirety for the first time, Sylvia Plath's journals provide a portrait of …
I'm going to have to mull things over before I post a review. It was very good though.
I'm going to have to mull things over before I post a review. It was very good though.
Agnes Grey, A Novel is the first novel by English author Anne Brontë (writing under the pen name of "Acton …
When the citizens of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, they delivered a profound shock to its …
Treasured by readers around the world, this is the sweeping saga of three generations of …
I was going to write a full review but to be honest this book isn't worth the hassle. The narrative drives a cast of characters too flat to be of any interest. The central plot may have been scandalous when published but now appears downright vile in light of the past quarter century of scandals involving the church. I think it's a popular book thanks to a long story, because it certainly isn't because of the characters or themes. One star for sparking an interest in Australia.
I was going to write a full review but to be honest this book isn't worth the hassle. The narrative drives a cast of characters too flat to be of any interest. The central plot may have been scandalous when published but now appears downright vile in light of the past quarter century of scandals involving the church. I think it's a popular book thanks to a long story, because it certainly isn't because of the characters or themes. One star for sparking an interest in Australia.
Treasured by readers around the world, this is the sweeping saga of three generations of …
This book has frustrated me in ways no other book has!
